Definition of antechinus in English:

antechinus

noun ˌantɪˈkʌɪnəsˌan(t)ēˈkīnəs

A marsupial mouse that resembles a shrew, found in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania.
Genera Antechinus and Parantechinus, family Dasyuridae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- Lace monitors and yellow-footed antechinus accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of all nests, respectively.
- The male antechinus can mate for 12 hours at a time.
- In the daytime he sometimes found a tiny possum curled up asleep in the cutlery drawer or in a bowl on the kitchen shelf, or he glimpsed an antechinus by the door.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek anti- 'simulating' + ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog' (from its bristly fur).

Definition of antechinus in US English:

antechinus

nounˌan(t)ēˈkīnəs

A marsupial mouse that resembles a shrew, found in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania.
Genera Antechinus and Parantechinus, family Dasyuridae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- The male antechinus can mate for 12 hours at a time.
- In the daytime he sometimes found a tiny possum curled up asleep in the cutlery drawer or in a bowl on the kitchen shelf, or he glimpsed an antechinus by the door.
- Lace monitors and yellow-footed antechinus accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of all nests, respectively.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek anti- ‘simulating’ + ekhinos ‘sea urchin, hedgehog’ (from its bristly fur).

单词	antechinus
释义	Definition of antechinus in English: antechinus noun ˌantɪˈkʌɪnəsˌan(t)ēˈkīnəs A marsupial mouse that resembles a shrew, found in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. Genera Antechinus and Parantechinus, family Dasyuridae: several species Example sentencesExamples Lace monitors and yellow-footed antechinus accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of all nests, respectively. The male antechinus can mate for 12 hours at a time. In the daytime he sometimes found a tiny possum curled up asleep in the cutlery drawer or in a bowl on the kitchen shelf, or he glimpsed an antechinus by the door. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek anti- 'simulating' + ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog' (from its bristly fur). Definition of antechinus in US English: antechinus nounˌan(t)ēˈkīnəs A marsupial mouse that resembles a shrew, found in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. Genera Antechinus and Parantechinus, family Dasyuridae: several species Example sentencesExamples The male antechinus can mate for 12 hours at a time. In the daytime he sometimes found a tiny possum curled up asleep in the cutlery drawer or in a bowl on the kitchen shelf, or he glimpsed an antechinus by the door. Lace monitors and yellow-footed antechinus accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of all nests, respectively. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek anti- ‘simulating’ + ekhinos ‘sea urchin, hedgehog’ (from its bristly fur).
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