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单词 whirlwig
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whirlwign.

/ˈhwəːlwɪɡ/
= whirligig n. 4.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Adephaga (carnivorous beetles) > Hydradephaga (aquatic) > member of family Gyrinidae (whirligig)
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1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xvi. 4 The little beetles called whirlwigs (Gyrinus, L.),..seem to..form their assemblies..to enjoy together..the mazy dance.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxix. 80 The whirlwig-beetle (Gyrinus natator).
1877 J. G. Wood Nautical in Nature's Teachings ii. 22 The common Whirlwig-beetle..may be found in nearly every puddle.
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