| 释义 |
‖ hicatee, hiccatee|hɪkəˈtiː|
Also 7 hecatee.
[app. ad. native name.]
A fresh-water tortoise, Chrysemis rugosa, found in the Antilles.
1697W. Dampier Voy. I. 102 There are 3 or 4 sorts of these Creatures in the West Indes. One is called by the Spaniards, Hecatee. 1756P. Browne Jamaica (1789) 466 The Hicatee, or Land Turtle. This species is a native of the main-land, but frequently imported to Jamaica. |