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单词 paddle-like
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paddle-likeadj.

Brit. /ˈpadllʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpædlˌlaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paddle n.1, -like suffix.
Etymology: < paddle n.1 + -like suffix.
Resembling a paddle in shape or function.
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1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §458 The Penguin,..aided by its paddle-like wings,..swims and dives with great facility.
1861 J. R. Greene Man. Animal Kingdom II. 165 A row of strong cilia is attached in such a manner as to form a paddle-like plate, or comb.
1925 R. Swann Lull Ways of Life vi. 145 Their [sc. mosasaurs'] paired limbs were paddle-like, with long digits composed of many bones.
1965 Evolution 19 277/1 The rigid paddle-like wing of the penguins.
2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Nov. 14/3 In fall,..the silverbell leaves turn yellow. So do the paddle-like leaves of papaw trees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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