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camel

noun as in beige

noun as in ungulate

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Wernery and Eriksen call those they’ve found in the camels “polybezoars.”

Before long, they spotted a camel skeleton and began to dig through sand and bones.

With a stomach full of plastic, camels don’t eat because they don’t feel hungry, and they starve to death.

Getting young camels to make antibodies to the virus would protect people.

If all goes well, the camels will make antibodies to both viruses.

The “clairvoyant camel” has picked Argentina over Germany in the World Cup final.

In short: It is so convenient that it makes a taxi seem about as high-tech as a camel.

There was something rather theatrical—surreal even—about walking into camp accompanied by a camel caravan later that evening.

Later, I fell asleep to the sound of Lhoucine gently coaxing his camel and faint ululating from a distant stone cottage.

Joe would often appear looking suave or cool in various brightly colored situations - as cool as a man with a camel face can look.

He and I went through many distant places in India with camel caravans, carrying loads of silver and gold, spices and fruits.

I followed his advice, allowed my luggage to be carried, and patiently mounted my camel.

With the soft tuft of camel hair he blurred against the peak pale, luminous vapor of new cloud.

And the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Junglee was close behind the camel leading my pony, and the others in the rear, but all in their places.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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