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单词 antechinus
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Definition of antechinus in English:

antechinus

noun ˌantɪˈkʌɪnəsˌan(t)ēˈkīnəs
  • A marsupial mouse that resembles a shrew, found in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania.

    宽足袋鼩

    Genera Antechinus and Parantechinus, family Dasyuridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lace monitors and yellow-footed antechinus accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of all nests, respectively.
    • The male antechinus can mate for 12 hours at a time.
    • In the daytime he sometimes found a tiny possum curled up asleep in the cutlery drawer or in a bowl on the kitchen shelf, or he glimpsed an antechinus by the door.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek anti- 'simulating' + ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog' (from its bristly fur).

Definition of antechinus in US English:

antechinus

nounˌan(t)ēˈkīnəs
  • A marsupial mouse that resembles a shrew, found in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania.

    宽足袋鼩

    Genera Antechinus and Parantechinus, family Dasyuridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The male antechinus can mate for 12 hours at a time.
    • In the daytime he sometimes found a tiny possum curled up asleep in the cutlery drawer or in a bowl on the kitchen shelf, or he glimpsed an antechinus by the door.
    • Lace monitors and yellow-footed antechinus accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of all nests, respectively.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek anti- ‘simulating’ + ekhinos ‘sea urchin, hedgehog’ (from its bristly fur).

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