κάμηλος [ᾰ],ὁandἡ(as in Ar. Av. 1563 ),
A. camel, Camelus bactrianusandC. dromedarius(cf. Arist. HA 499a13 ), A. Supp. 285 , etc.;τοὺς ἔρσενας τῶν κ. Hdt. 3.105 ;κ. ἀμνός a camel-lamb, i.e. young camel, Ar. Av. 1559 (lyr.); κ. δρομάς
Plu. Alex. 31
: prov., κάμηλον καταπίνειν
Ev.Matt. 23.24
; cf.κάμιλος.
2. ἡ κ.camelry, Hdt. 1.80 . (Semitic word, cf. Hebr.gāmāl.)