单词 | marsupial mole |
释义 | > as lemmasmarsupial mole marsupial mole n. a small burrowing Australian marsupial, Notoryctes typhlops, with pale yellow or silvery fur and vestigial eyes, resembling the golden moles. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > other types of rat kangaroo1841 marsupial mole1894 1894 R. Lydekker Hand-bk. Marsupialia 191 The Marsupial mole..was fed on the ‘witchetty’. 1934 W. A. Osborne Visitor to Austral. 76 The visitor is not likely to see..the marsupial mole, except in a zoo or museum. 1955 C. Barrett Austral. Animal Bk. vi. 31 Discovered in 1888, the marsupial mole..caused much argument among zoologists and others about its affinities. 1973 V. Serventy Desert Walkabout 13 We caught a frog and geckoes but our search for the rare marsupial mole was fruitless. 1983 R. Strahan Compl. Bk. Austral. Mammals 87 The resemblance of the Marsupial Mole to the true (placental) moles..is a striking example of convergent evolution. < as lemmas |
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