| 释义 |
ˈthree-toed, a.|-təʊd|
Having three toes; in Zool. a descriptive epithet of particular species of animals.
1752Sir J. Hill Hist. Anim. 562 The three-toed Armadilla. 1772Forster in Phil. Trans. LXII. 388 Three-toed Woodpecker. 1879E. P. Wright Anim. Life 211 The Three-toed Sloth..is a native of Brazil, Para, and Rio Janeiro. 1906Westm. Gaz. 24 Jan. 12/1 That the three-toed horse became extinct ages ago—geologically speaking. |