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单词 hatchling
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hatchlingn.

Brit. /ˈhatʃlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhætʃlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hatch n.3, -ling suffix1.
Etymology: < hatch n.3 + -ling suffix1.
A very young animal that has only recently emerged from its egg.
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1854 M. M. Philip Emmanuel Appadocca I. vii. 111 The venemous serpent will writhe and twist under the fiercest foe for its hatchling.
1899 19th Cent. Sept. 399 The ova hatched out en route, and the hatchlings died.
1957 New Scientist 24 Oct. 9 The female octopus..laid eggs..on 6 September... The first hatchlings appeared on 16 October.
1970 Wichita Falls (Texas) Times 7 June (Features Mag.) 21/2 She had put a paper cup over the top of the gate post to keep the tiny hatchlings of a pair of wrens dry.
2014 New Straits Times (Malaysia) 1 Mar. (Life & Times section) 9/1 Researchers..come back in 48 days..to ensure that the baby turtle hatchlings return to the sea safely.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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