Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book-name of the African ostrich, Struthio camelus. See
camelornithes .
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Examples
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It is the _Thar Edsjanmel_ or camel-bird of the Persians, of which everybody knows something and of which nobody knows all.
The Giraffe Hunters Mayne Reid 1850
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Land of the unicorn and the lion, of the crouching panther and the stately elephant, of the camel, the camel-leopard, and the camel-bird!
The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850
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