echidna

英 [ɪˈkɪdnə] 美 [ɪˈkɪdnə]

n.  针鼹,针食蚁兽(澳大拉西亚长吻食蚁兽)

复数:echidnas



牛津词典

noun

  1. 针鼹,针食蚁兽(澳大拉西亚长吻食蚁兽)
    an Australasian animal with a long nose, sharp claws on its feet, and sharp spines on its body, which eats insects

    双语例句

    1. "Ollie", a Kookaburra," Syd", a Platypus; and "Millie", an Echidna, are three native animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games.
      奥利,笑翠鸟,席德,鸭嘴兽和米莉,针鼹,作为2000年悉尼奥运会吉祥物选定的三个本土动物。
    2. "Spiny anteater" is the nickname of a strange little animal ( 1) whose real name is echidna.
      “多刺食蚁动物”是一种奇怪小动物的绰号,它的真名是针鼹。
    3. Three species of long-beaked echidna's are ranked equal first on the evolutionary distinct and globally endangered ( EDGE) list, which identifies the world's100-most unique and threatened mammals.
      三种长喙针鼹鼠被并列列为具有独特进化意义的全球濒危动物名单的首位,具有独特进化意义的全球濒危动物列出了世界上100种最独特和受威胁的哺乳动物。
    4. ( Greek mythology) one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx.
      (希腊神话)旋风之一;百头巨怪和厄喀德那之子;刻尔柏洛斯、客迈拉和斯芬克斯之父。
    5. One of the mascots for the 2000 Olympics, in Australia, is the echidna.
      ??2000年澳大利亚奥运会吉祥物之一是针鼹鼠。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites

        Synonym:    spiny anteateranteater

      1. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites

          Synonym:    spiny anteateranteater