- [countable]
an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods 骆驼 - [uncountable] (also camel hair)
a type of thick soft pale brown cloth made from camel's hair or a mixture of camel's hair and wool, used especially for making coats 驼毛料子，驼绒料子（尤用以制外衣） a camel coat 驼毛外衣
Word OriginOld English, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin.
Idioms
the last/final straw | the straw that breaks the camel’s back
the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草；终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事（或因素等）