two-humped

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two-humped

A camel with two-humped back walks across the sandy desert.

Definition

Adjective: Having two humps; possessing two rounded protuberances or elevations, typically on the back.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe an animal, most commonly a camel, that has two distinct humps on its back. It is a descriptive, compound term.

Examples
  • The two-humped Bactrian camel is native to Central Asia.
  • We saw a two-humped camel at the zoo.
  • Unlike the dromedary, which has one hump, the Bactrian is a two-humped species.
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used in a technical or zoological context to specify a subspecies or physical characteristic.
  • It can be applied metaphorically or humorously to describe any object or formation with two hump-like shapes (e.g., a two-humped sand dune).
Variants and Related Words
  • Bactrian camel: (n) The most common animal described as two-humped.
  • Double-humped: (adj) A less common synonym.
  • Humped: (adj) Having one or more humps.
Synonyms
  • Double-humped
Antonyms
  • Single-humped
  • Humpbacked (when implying a single hump)
Related Phrases/Compounds
  • Two-humped camel: The standard noun phrase for the animal.
two-humped

A camel with two-humped back walks across the sandy desert.

Adjective
  1. having two humps

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