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Camel vs Ox - What's the difference?

camel | ox |

As a noun camel

is camel.

As a proper noun ox is

(astronomy) a chinese constellation located near capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger black turtle.

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

    *

    See also

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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    ox

    English

    (wikipedia ox)

    Noun

    (oxen)
  • An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus )
  • Any bovine animal (tribe Bovini ) used as a beast of burden
  • Derived terms

    * grunting ox * have the black ox tread on one's foot * Indian ox * Japanese ox * Javan ox * musk ox * ox bile * ox bow * ox gall * ox pith * ox is in the ditch * ox ray *

    Descendants

    * Abenaki: (l) * Malecite-Passamaquoddy: (l) * Unami: ----