WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bac′trian cam′el, 
  1. Mammalsan Asian camel, Camelus bactrianus, having two humps on the back: an endangered species. Cf. dromedary.
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bactrian camel
  1. a two-humped camel, Camelus bactrianus, used as a beast of burden in the cold deserts of central Asia
    Compare Arabian camel
'Bactrian camel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arabian camel - camel - dromedary

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