alligator

/'æligeitә/ uk　 词频 #9530

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alligator 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 短吻鳄

[机] 两栖装甲车

英文释义

n. leather made from alligator's hide

n. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

v. crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes

alligator 的真实例句

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During construction, Black men shoveled mud through malarial swamps, while battling snakes and alligators in intense heat.

—— On Learning About the Enslaved Men Who Dug South Carolina’s Lowcountry Canals

Alligators, turtles and many species of fish cruise the river, its waters tinted bronze by tannic acid.

—— In This Tiny Town in Florida's Panhandle, Fishermen Are Hooked on 'Worm Grunting,' and the Worms Are Still Taking the Bait

Initial studies cataloged the roughly 200-million-year-old fossil as Hesperosuchus agilis, a small early relative of crocodiles and alligators.

—— Museum drawer fossil reveals 200-million-year-old crocodile relative with a powerful bite

At the time, it was tentatively cataloged as a specimen of Hesperosuchus agilis, a small, early relative of crocodiles and alligators.

—— Triassic croc relative from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico finally identified after nearly 80 years in museum basement

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