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Definition of Camelus bactrianus
1. Noun. Two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camelus Bactrianus
Literary usage of Camelus bactrianus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia: (Pecora, Linnæus) in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1872)
"Deserts of Arabia. Naturalized in North and West Africa, India, and South Europe.
2. Camelus bactrianus. (The Mecheri or Camel.) BM Back with two humps. ..."
2. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1897)
"{Jj^j; (*>) 40. Camelus dromedarius (single-hump camel) ..... { Sh d' 1^5931 (°) 41.
Camelus bactrianus (double-hump camel) . ..."