1. bactrian - Noun
2. bactrian - Adjective
3. Bactrian - Proper noun
Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia.
A native of Bactria.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMy mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2. Patrick Rothfuss
Bactrian camels by sand dunes in Gobi Desert. Source: Internet
Gobi rangelands are fragile and are easily destroyed by overgrazing, which results in expansion of the true desert, a stony waste where not even Bactrian camels can survive. Source: Internet
Modern Yaḡnōbi belongs to the same dialect group as Sogdian, but is not a direct descendant; Bactrian may be closely related to modern Yidḡa and Munji (Munjāni); and Wakhi (Wāḵi) belongs with Khotanese." Source: Internet
Military uses main A special BSF Camel contingent during the annual Republic Day Parade in India British Imperial Camel Corps Brigade in Egypt By at least 1200 BC, the first camel saddles had appeared, and Bactrian camels could be ridden. Source: Internet
However, between 500–100 BC, Bactrian camels attained military use. Source: Internet