CAMEL
What does "CAMEL" mean?
A large humped desert mammal used for riding and carrying loads.
Meanings
- A long-legged, cud-chewing mammal with one or two humps, adapted to arid regions. The caravan of camels swayed across the dunes at sunset.
- A yellowish-tan color, like camel hair. She wore a camel coat over a black dress.
Did you know?
- A camel's hump stores fat, not water - the long-held belief that it carries a reservoir of water is a myth.
- After days without drinking, a camel can gulp down around 100 litres of water - close to a full bathtub - in roughly ten minutes.
Word origin
From Latin 'camelus', from Greek 'kamelos', ultimately from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew 'gamal' and Arabic 'jamal').
Remember it
CAMEL = 'Carries A Massive Energy Load' in its fatty hump.
A little poem
The sand has no edge.
It folds its knees in the dusk-
a hill that can walk.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why don't camels keep secrets? Everything they carry ends up on their back.
What it teaches
Endurance is mostly about what you learned to carry quietly across the dry stretches.
Quick facts
What does CAMEL mean?
A large humped desert mammal used for riding and carrying loads.
Is CAMEL a valid word?
Yes — CAMEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CAMEL?
CAMEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CAMEL come from?
From Latin 'camelus', from Greek 'kamelos', ultimately from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew 'gamal' and Arabic 'jamal').
What can CAMEL teach us?
Endurance is mostly about what you learned to carry quietly across the dry stretches.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.