noun
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.
単峰駱駝は主に中東や北アフリカで飼育されている。
Dromedaries are mainly raised in the Middle East and North Africa.
砂漠では単峰駱駝が重要な移動手段だ。
In the desert, the dromedary is an important means of transportation.
Compound of 単峰 (tanpō, 'single hump') and 駱駝 (rakuda, 'camel'). The reading らくだ for 駱駝 is an old loanword, possibly from a Central Asian language, but the exact derivation is uncertain.