camel
/ˈkæməl/noun
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- a large, long-necked ungulate mammal of arid country, with long slender legs, broad cushioned feet, and either one or two humps on the back. Camels can survive for long periods without food or drink, chiefly by using up the fat reserves in their humps.骆驼。
1.1
- Genus Camelus, family Camelidae (the camel family): two species (see ARABIAN CAMEL, BACTRIAN CAMEL.) The camel family also includes the llama and its relatives.骆驼属, 骆驼科：2种（见ARABIAN CAMEL, BACTRIAN CAMEL）。骆驼科也包括家羊驼及其亲缘。
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- mass noun a fabric made from camel hair驼绒织品。
1.3
- mass noun a yellowish-fawn colour like that of camel hair驼色, 浅黄褐色。
2
- an apparatus for raising a sunken ship, consisting of one or more watertight chests to provide buoyancy打捞浮筒（由一或多个可提供浮力的防水箱子组成, 用来打捞沉船）。
词源
Old English, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin.