单词 | scavenger |
释义 | scavenger /skav"in jeuhr/, n. 1. an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. 2. a person who searches through and collects items from discarded material. 3. a street cleaner. 4. Chem. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture. [1520-30; earlier scavager < AF scawageour, equiv. to (e)scawage inspection (escaw(er) to inspect < MD schauwen to look at (c. SHOW) + -age -AGE) + -eour -OR2] |
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