| 释义 |
mussurana|mʊsəˈrɑːnə|
[ad. Pg. muçurana f. Tupi, cord.]
A Brazilian colubrid snake, Clelia clelia.
1914T. Roosevelt Through Brazilian Wilderness i. 14 The most formidable enemy of the many dangerous Brazilian snakes is a non-poisonous, entirely harmless, rather uncommon Brazilian snake, the mussurana. 1934Discovery July 207/2 A cannibal snake, known in Brazil as the Mussurana..though harmless to men and animals, lives entirely on other snakes to whose venom it is immune. 1964G. Vevers tr. Vogel's Reptiles & Amphibians xiii. 162 In Brazil there is a handsome snake, much-loved and protected, which feeds, although not exclusively, on other snakes, particularly poisonous ones. This is the Mussurana, Clelia clelia, which is frequently depicted in the act of eating a Jararaca or other poisonous snake. It reaches a length of 7½ ft., is typically a metallic black, although the young are pale, and it lives on the ground. 1970East African Standard 23 Jan. 6/4 The Mussurana, or snake-eater, feeds on deadly snakes, particularly the lethal Fer-de-lance. |