释义 |
solenodon /səˈlɛnədən /nounA forest-dwelling mammal with a long flexible snout and a stiff muscular tail, occurring only in Cuba and Hispaniola.- Family Solenodontidae and genus Solenodon: two species.
In addition to the solenodon, the only mammals that use venom today are the North American short-tailed shrew, the Eurasian water shrew, and the Australian duck-billed platypus....- The main prey of solenodons is animals (including insects), but they sometimes eat plant material as well.
- Both species (Solenodon paradoxus and Solenodon cubanus) of the solenodon of the West Indies also are poisonous.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek sōlēn 'channel, pipe' + odō (variant of odous, odont-) 'tooth'. |