Bactrian
noun
uk/ˈbæk.tri.ən/us/ˈbæk.tri.ən/Bactriannoun(ANIMAL)
[C](alsobactrian,bactrian camel)(alsoBactrian camel)
atypeofcamel(= alargeanimalthatlivesin thedesert)with twohumps(=raisedareas)onitsback:
（产于中亚一带的）双峰骆驼Camels, whether the single-humpeddromedaryor the two-humped Bactrian, are noteasilyloveablecreatures.骆驼，无论是单峰驼还是双峰驼，都不是容易让人喜爱的动物。
Thepictureshowedhimastridea Bactriancamelon theGreatWallofChina.照片里他在中国的长城上跨骑着一头双峰骆驼。
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- There are less than 1,000wildbactriancamelsleftinChinaand Mongolia.
- ThewildBactrians hadmanagedtowithstandtheabsenceoffreshwater.
- Bactrians canreach7fttallandweigh1,500lbs.
Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- bandicoot
- big beast
- hedgehog
- hippopotamus
- javelina
- joey
- kangaroo
- pine marten
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
- Tasmanian devil
- Tasmanian wolf
- thylacine
- tusker
Bactriannoun(ANCIENT PEOPLE)
[C]
apersonfrom theancientAsiancountryof Bactria:
（中亚古国）大夏人，巴克特里亚人thekingof the Bactrians大夏国王
[U]
thelanguagespokenby Bactrians:
（中亚古国）大夏文（语），巴克特里亚文（语）Latin,Greek, Bactrian, and (ancient)Slavonichave fewerdeclensionsthan Sanskrit.拉丁文、希腊文、巴克特利亚文和（古代）斯拉夫文的词尾变化都比梵文少。
- Heestablishedhisruleover the Bactrians,Indians, and Cilicians.
- He could be a Mede, aPersian, or a Bactrian.
Names of groups of people who lived in the past
- Anglo-Saxon
- Aryan
- Aztec
- Celt
- Celtic
- Greco-
- Hebrew
- Hellenistic
- hun
- Indo-European
- Israelite
- native
- neanderthal
- Norman
- Norseman
- Pict
- pie
- roman
- Romano-
- Saxon
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Language names
Bactrian
adjective
uk/ˈbæk.tri.ən/us/ˈbæk.tri.ən/belongingto orrelatingto theancientAsiancountryof Bactria,itspeople, oritslanguage:
（中亚古国）大夏的，巴克特里亚的；大夏人的，巴克特里亚人的；大夏（文）语的，巴克特里亚（文）语的the Bactrianpeople大夏人
the Bactrianperiod大夏时期
- artifactsfromculturesthatflourishedduringBuddhist, Bactrian, Mauriyan, Indo-Greek, Kushan andIslamicperiods
- TheworksblendGreek, Bactrian andnomadictraditions,reflectingAfghanistan'shistoricalpositionat thecrossroadsofancientcivilizations.
- ancientBactriancoins
- ahoardof 2,000-year-old Bactriangoldjewelryandornaments
Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
- ancients
- antiquity
- archaic
- Bronze Age
- centurion
- dolmen
- Euphrates
- gladiator
- glyph
- Grecian
- Hellenic
- mummy
- necropolis
- pharaoh
- procurator
- Qin dynasty
- Romano-
- Sanskrit
- sarcophagus