Arabian camel
- noun
- /əˈreɪ.bi.ən ˈkeɪ.məl/
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camello árabe
- Unlike its two-humped cousin, the Arabian camel has only a single hump.
Examples
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The Arabian camel is perfectly adapted to survive long periods without water in the desert.
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Traders in ancient times relied on the Arabian camel for transporting goods across the Sahara.
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The Arabian camel is well-adapted to desert life.
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Many Arabian camels can survive without water for long periods.
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The Arabian camel is perfectly adapted to survive long periods without water in the desert.
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Traders in ancient times relied on the Arabian camel for transporting goods across the Sahara.
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Unlike its two-humped cousin, the Arabian camel has only a single hump.
Synonyms
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A large camel with one hump that lives in hot deserts
A large camel with one hump that lives in desert areas of northern Africa and southwest Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'Arabian' specifies origin/type and 'camel' names the animal, so the meaning 'a camel from Arabia/Arabian regions' is directly derivable from the parts. This modifier+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Arabian camel gets its name from the animals people used for long journeys in the Arabian desert; the word Arabian links the camel to that dry region and the word camel names the animal with one hump. That's why Arabian camel today means the one-humped desert camel, also called 'dromedary'.