单词 | kelep |
释义 | kelep in British English (ˈkɛlɛp, kəˈlɛp) noun a type of large ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, found in Central and South America kelep in American English (ˈkɛləp) US noun a Central American stinging ant (Ectatomma tuberculatum) Word origin native name in Guatemalakelep in American English (ˈkelep, kəˈlep) noun a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil Word origin [1900–05; ‹ Kekchi (Mayan language of Guatemala)]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, cathode-ray tube, elder statesman, internship, throwaway |
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