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单词 bush baby
释义

bush baby

or bush·ba·by

[ boosh-bey-bee ]
/ ˈbʊʃ ˌbeɪ bi /

noun

any of several nocturnal, lemurlike strepsirrhines of the genus Galago, native to African forests, with large ears and eyes, long and slender fingers and toes, thick woolly fur, and a long, large, bushy tail: noted for acute hearing and superior jumping skills.
Also called galago.

Origin of bush baby

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby bush baby

Buschke-Löwenstein tumor, Buschke-Ollendorf syndrome, busera, busgirl, bush, bush baby, bush ballad, bush-bash, bushbashing, bush bean, bushbeater
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British Dictionary definitions for bush baby

bushbaby
/ (ˈbʊʃˌbeɪbɪ) /

noun plural -babies

any agile nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of the genera Galago and Euoticus, occurring in Africa south of the Sahara: family Lorisidae (lorises). They have large eyes and ears and a long tailAlso called: galago
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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