camelry

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UK/ˈkæ.məl.ɹi/

noun

A military arm of service that fights while riding camels.

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Meanings

nouncamelry (countable and uncountable, plural camelries)

plural camelries

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentA military arm of service that fights while riding camels.

    A column of camelry emerged from the city as her honor guards.

    1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 422

Origin

From camel + -ry, modelled after cavalry.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Carmyle
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APA

camelry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelry

MLA

“camelry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camelry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelry.

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