dromaius

[Gr. dromaios =running at full speed, swift.] Ornith.: A genus of Strut hi on ide. Dromaius Novce Hollandicæ is the Emu of New Holland [EMU.] drom-a-thër-I-ŭm, s. [Gr. dromos running. and therion =a wild beast.] Palæont .: A small marsupial found in the Ameri. can Trias in North Carolina. Each ramus of the lower jaw contains ten small molars in a continuous series, one canine, and three conical incisors, the latter being divided by short intervals. ( Owen .) *drom-e-där-i-an, s . [Eng. dromedary ; -an .] The rider or driver of a dromedary. "Some dromedaries are to take part in the cavalcade, ridden by drome dari ans in Egyptian costume."-London. Daily Telegraph. dröm-e-dar-, *drom-e-dar-ie, s . [O. French dromedaire; Fr. dromadaire , from Low Lat. drom edarius , dromadarius , from Lat. dromas (gen it. dromadis )=a dromedary: from Gr. dromas (gen it. dromados) = speedy, fast, running, from dramein , 2 aor. inf in. of trecho = to run; Sp., Port. & Ital. dromedario .] Zool.: Camel us drome dari us , the Arabian camel -the Ship of the Desert : so called from its swiftne in travel ing, being capa ble of keeping up the rate of one hundred miles a day for several succes sive days. It is distinguished from the Bac tri an camel by the single hump on the middle of its back, the Bactrian camel having two. The name of Dromedary is frequently applied to all one IMG:content-0557.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0558.jpg:[graphic] Dromedary. dromia