dromedary; Arabian camel; one-humped camel
Refers specifically to the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius), as opposed to the two-humped Bactrian camel (双峰駱駝). Used in zoological and general contexts.
Dromedaries are mainly raised in the Middle East and North Africa.
In the desert, the dromedary is an important means of transportation.
双峰駱駝 refers to the two-humped Bactrian camel, while 単峰駱駝 is the one-humped dromedary.
駱駝 is the general term for camel, encompassing both dromedary and Bactrian species.
Formed from 単峰 “single-humped” and 駱駝 “camel.” 駱駝 is an old borrowing from Chinese, transmitted with an irregular Japanese reading.