| 单词 | marine iguana |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarine iguana marine iguana n. a large lizard, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (family Iguanidae), found on the Galapagos Islands, which feeds in the sea on marine algae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Iguanidae > amblyrhynchus cristatus (marine iguana) marine iguana1924 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xix. 453 (heading) Marine lizard feeds on sea-weed.] 1924 C. W. Beebe Galapagos v. 111 The sea or marine iguana is as good a name as could be desired. 1962 C. J. Goin & O. B. Goin Introd. Herpetol. viii. 136 Amblyrhynchus cristatus, the Marine Iguana of the Galápagos Islands, feeds on marine algae at low tide. 1987 World Mag. Oct. 91/2 The endemic Marine Iguanas are the only sea-going lizards in the world. 1997 Ecology 78 2204 (title) Energy limits to body size in a grazing reptile, the Galapagos marine iguana. < as lemmas |
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