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Camel vs Ostrich - What's the difference?

camel | ostrich |

As nouns the difference between camel and ostrich

is that camel is a beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus while ostrich is a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.

camel

English

(wikipedia camel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus .
  • A light brownish color, tan.
  • Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of a another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.

    • Synonyms

    * (mammal) oont (India)

    Coordinate terms

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    Related terms

    * Bactrian camel * camelback * cameleer * camelopard * camel toe * ship of the desert

    See also

    * alpaca * arabian * bray * dromedary * guanaco * hump * llama *

    Anagrams

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    ostrich

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus ) native to Africa.
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    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich , wild boar and crocodile.}}

    See also

    * cassowary * emu * nandu * rhea

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ostrich")