释义 |
round-mouthed, a. [round a. 16.] Having a round mouth.
1681Grew Musæum i. vi. i. 134 The Lesser Round-Mouth'd Snail, with a shorter knobed Turban. 1752J. Hill Hist. Anim. 137 The deeply-sulcated, round mouthed Turbo. 1776Da Costa Elem. Conchol. 222 Gualtieri has arranged all the taper shells together, both the round-mouthed and these. 1830Cumb. Farm Rep. 65 in Husb. III. (L.U.K.), The round-mouthed spades used in forming canals, etc., called here navigation spades. 1851Woodward Mollusca i. 12 The round-mouthed sea-snails are nearly all vegetarians. 1906Raven Bells 36 The bells seem round-mouthed. |