单词 | snake-eater |
释义 | > as lemmassnake-eater snake-eater n. ΚΠ 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 113 Hoactzin,..the Snake-eater of America. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 56 This bird [the secretary~bird] was called a snake-eater, by those who brought it from India. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 68 The Snake-Eater, or Secretary (Serpentarius). 1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 393/1 Such a creature as a snake-eater is man's best friend. < as lemmas |
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