camelus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

cămēlus, i, m. (fem., Plin. 8, 18, 26, § 67; 11, 37, 62, § 164; Ap. Met. 7, 14, 4; Vulg. Gen. 32, 15; Paul. Nol. Ep. 29, 2),

= κάμηλος, a camel , with either one or two humps, Plin. 11, 37, 62, § 164; Varr. L. L. 5, § 100 Müll., Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122; Liv. 37, 40, 12; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 195; Tac. A. 15, 12; cf. camela.

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