| 单词 | rainbow boa |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrainbow boa rainbow boa n. a large constricting snake, Epicrates cenchria (family Boidae), typically orange-brown with slight iridescence and dark ring-like markings, occurring in Central and South American forests. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > types of epicrates > epicrates cenchris (rainbow boa) ringed boa1802 rainbow boa1910 1910 R. L. Ditmars Reptiles of World iv. 231 The Rainbow Boa..derives its name from a gorgeous iridescence playing over the scales of a healthy example. 1958 J. Carew Black Midas vi. 119 On our way back I saw a rainbow boa coiled around a branch. 1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 185 They arrested a man..whose suitcase was packed with forty-seven rainbow boas, eleven redtail boas..and twelve pit vipers. < as lemmas |
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