The Devil's Dictionary: Camel

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
CALUMNUS
CANNIBAL

CAMEL

-n.

A quadruped (the Splaypes humpidorsus) of great value to the show business. There are two kinds of camels - the camel proper and the camel improper. It is the latter that is always exhibited.

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