| 单词 | field tortoise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfield tortoise field tortoise n. rare †(a) a mole (obsolete); (b) a land tortoise. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Talpidae > genus Talpa (mole) wanteOE mouldwarpa1325 molec1400 talpec1440 blind-mouse1607 mowdie1656 field tortoise1694 Talpa1706 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. vi. lxiii. 250 Rhizotome with the soft Coat of a Field-Tortoise [Fr. tortue de garrigue], alias eclip'd a Mole, was making himself a Velvet Purse. 1857 J. Bowring Kingdom & People Siam I. vi. 231 The field-tortoise is often hunted by dogs: both the flesh and the eggs of the animal are a favourite Siamese dish. 1912 Psychol. Clinic 5 126 A field tortoise was kept in the class room. < as lemmas |
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