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单词 diamondback
释义

diamondback

[ dahy-muhnd-bak, dahy-uh- ]
/ ˈdaɪ məndˌbæk, ˈdaɪ ə- /

adjective

bearing diamond-shaped marks, designs, or configurations on the back.

noun

diamondback rattlesnake.
diamondback terrapin.
diamondback moth.

Origin of diamondback

First recorded in 1810–20; diamond + back1

Words nearby diamondback

diamide, diamine, diammonium phosphate, diamond, diamond anniversary, diamondback, diamondback moth, diamondback rattlesnake, diamondback terrapin, Diamond Bar, diamond bird
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Example sentences from the Web for diamondback

  • It was a diamondback rattler, and lay coiled on the rug at my feet.

    Vigorish|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for diamondback

diamondback
/ (ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk) /

noun

Also called: diamondback terrapin, diamondback turtle any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
a large North American rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, having cream-and-grey diamond-shaped markings
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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