单词 | cliff dwelling |
释义 | > as lemmascliff dwelling cliff dwelling n. and adj. (a) n. a dwelling on or in a cliff; (b) adj. (usually hyphenated) that lives on or in a cliff; that is a cliff-dweller. ΚΠ 1876 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 1874 6 64 They were driven to these cliff dwellings..for security against the predatory and warlike tribes east and south of them. 1936 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 5 250 This..suggests a method of estimation of large colonies of cliff-dwelling birds. 1996 Amer. Scientist July 402/3 The subjects of the drawings include..cliff-dwelling plants. 2012 Deming Headlight (New Mexico) (Nexis) 12 Jan. Visitors may walk the self-guided trail to the cliff dwellings anytime during park hours. < as lemmas |
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