| 单词 | river blindness |
| 释义 | onchocerciasis /ong-kō-sər-kīˈə-sis/nounA disease of humans, also known as river blindness, common in tropical regions of America and Africa, caused by infestation by a filarial worm (Onchocerca volvulus), transmitted by various species of black fly, and characterized by subcutaneous nodules and very often blindness ORIGIN: Gr onkos a hook, and kerkos a tail river /rivˈər/noun
ORIGIN: OFr rivere (Fr rivière), from L ripārius (adj), from rīpa bank; cf Ital riviera rivˈerain /-ān/ adjective Of a river or its neighbourhood nounA riverside dweller rivˈered adjective Watered by rivers rivˈeret noun (archaic) A small river rivˈerine /-īn or -ēn/ adjective Of, on, or dwelling in or near a river rivˈerless adjective rivˈerlike adjective rivˈerworthiness noun rivˈerworthy adjective Fit to sail, etc on a river rivˈery adjective
rivˈerbank noun river basin noun The whole region drained by a river with its affluents river bed noun The channel in which a river flows river blindness noun A W African disease, onchocerciasis (qv) rivˈerboat noun A boat with a flat bottom or shallow draft, for use on rivers river bottom noun (US) Alluvial land along the margin of a river rivˈercraft noun Small vessels that ply on rivers river dolphin noun Any of various species of a small, toothed whale found in rivers and brackish water in S Asia and S America rivˈer-dragon noun
river drift noun Old alluvia of rivers rivˈer-driver noun (US) A person who conducts logs downstream river flat noun A piece of alluvial land by a river rivˈerfront noun Land, quays, buildings, etc facing a river river god noun The tutelary deity of a river river head noun The source of a river rivˈer-hog noun
river horse noun
rivˈer-jack (or river-jack viper) noun A W African viper rivˈerman noun A person who lives and works on or along a river river mouth noun river mussel noun A freshwater mussel river novel same as roman fleuve (see under roman). rivˈer-rat noun A thief who prowls about a river river sand noun Sand from a river bed rivˈerscape noun A picture of river scenery rivˈerside noun The bank or neighbourhood of a river adjective Beside a river rivˈer-terrace noun A terrace formed when a river eats away its old alluvium deposited when its flood-level was higher rivˈer-tide noun
rivˈerwalk noun A footpath along the side of a river river wall noun A wall confining a river within bounds river water noun rivˈerway noun A river as a waterway rivˈerweed noun Any plant of the genus Podostemon |
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