one-humped
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a single hump: Describes an animal, most commonly a camel, that possesses one hump on its back, as opposed to two.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The dromedary is a one-humped camel native to the Middle East and Africa.
- We saw a one-humped camel at the zoo.
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in the compound form "one-humped camel" to specify the dromedary (). It is a descriptive biological and zoological term.
Variants and Related Words
- Dromedary (n): The common name for a one-humped camel.
- Bactrian camel (n): The common name for a two-humped camel ().
Synonyms
- Single-humped: Having one hump (used interchangeably).
Related Phrases/Compounds
- One-humped camel: The standard and primary compound phrase using this adjective.
Adjective
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having one hump
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a one-humped camel
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