Bactrian

//ˈbæktɹɪən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
  2. 2
    A Bactrian camel

    "These are not discursive problems that only apply to an “undercover” transwoman, these are discursive problems that are seemingly only visible to an “undercover” transwoman forced to carry multiple perspectives like bactrian humps."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.

Example

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"How many humps would an offspring of a Bactrian and a dromedary camel get?"

Etymology

From Bactria + -an.

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