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Bactrian camel

Bactrian camel

5.3
A large camel with two humps that lives in the cold deserts of central Asia
  • noun
  • /ˈbæktriən ˈkæməl/
translation icon : camello bactriano
  • wild Bactrian camel

Examples

  • Filarete has depicted a two-humped Bactrian camel.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The Bactrian camel, with its two distinctive humps, is perfectly suited for harsh environments.

  • Bactrian camels are well adapted to survive in the cold deserts of central Asia.

  • During our expedition, we encountered several wild Bactrian camels roaming in the snowy landscape.

Synonyms

Camelus bactrianus
vsBactrian camel
  • Specialized
8.6

A large camel with two humps that lives in cold deserts of Central Asia

is the common general name for the same species
Bactrian
vsBactrian camel
7.7

A large camel with two humps from Central Asia

is the fuller common name form rather than the shorter label

Surface Forms

Bactrian camel singular
Bactrian camels plural

Morphology

Bactrian + camel

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Bactrian' specifies origin/species (from Bactria/central Asia, two‑humped) and 'camel' names the animal, so the combined phrase denotes the camel type from that region. This adjective+noun pattern is a straightforward, cross‑linguistically common composition that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily understand.

Etymology

Bactrian camel The name Bactrian comes from an old region called Bactria in central Asia, where camels with 'two humps' were common. So the name today means a large camel with 'two humps' from that part of the world.