bactrian

Speech parts

1. bactrian - Noun

2. bactrian - Adjective

3. Bactrian - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia.

A native of Bactria.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

camel llama alpaca guanaco dromedary vicuna Bactria hoofed mammal camelid Lama guanicoe bactriana south american camelid wild camel andean camelid andean mammal
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Related terms

Bactrian camel

Phrases with the word

Bactrian deer bactrian camel-like animal

Anagrams

anticrab Catbrain carnabit

Examples

My 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

Close letter words and terms

bactotryptone Bactria Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex Bactrian camel bactrian camel-like animal Bactrian deer