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单词 hellbender
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hellbender


hell·bend·er

H0133600 (hĕl′bĕn′dər)n. A large aquatic salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) of the eastern United States, having a flattened brownish body.

hellbender

(ˈhɛlˌbɛndə) n (Animals) a very large dark grey aquatic salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, with internal gills: inhabits rivers in E and central US: family Cryptobranchidae

hell•bend•er

(ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər)

n. a large, broad-headed salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in E North America. [1805–15, Amer.]
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Noun1.hellbender - large salamander of North American rivers and streamshellbender - large salamander of North American rivers and streamsCryptobranchus alleganiensis, mud puppysalamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breedCryptobranchus, genus Cryptobranchus - type genus of the Cryptobranchidae

hellbender


hellbender

1. A very large aquatic salamander found in the US. Molly started screaming when she spotted a hellbender in the water.2. slang An outing or period of time during which one consumes large quantities of alcohol. A: "And how are you feeling this morning?" B: "Awful. Oh man, I haven't had a hellbender like that since college!"

hellbender

(ˈhɛlbɛndɚ)1. n. a drinking bout. (Use caution with hell. Hellbender is also the name of a large salamander.) Jed is off on another of his hellbenders. 2. n. a heavy drinker; a drunkard. (The bender refers to bending the elbow with a drink in hand. Use caution with hell.) Willy is a hellbender from way back.

hellbender


hellbender:

see salamandersalamander,
an amphibian of the order Urodela, or Caudata. Salamanders have tails and small, weak limbs; superficially they resemble the unrelated lizards (which are reptiles), but they are easily distinguished by their lack of scales and claws, and by their moist, usually
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hellbender

[′hel¦ben·der] (vertebrate zoology) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis. A large amphibian of the order Urodela which is the most primitive of the living salamanders, retaining some larval characteristics.
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hellbender


  • noun

Synonyms for hellbender

noun large salamander of North American rivers and streams

Synonyms

  • Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
  • mud puppy

Related Words

  • salamander
  • Cryptobranchus
  • genus Cryptobranchus
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