单词 | thorny devil |
释义 | > as lemmasthorny devil thorny devil n. = Moloch n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Agamidae (dragon lizards) > moloch horridus (thorny devil) Moloch1841 mountain devil1870 thorny devil1899 1899 Strand Mag. June 653 The Western Australians..describe it [sc. the moloch lizard] familiarly as the ‘thorny devil’. 1932 Discovery Nov. 364/2 The Thorny Devil,..a sturdy creature about a foot long, covered with horny spikes and knobs, killed a puff adder with its tail. 1975 H. G. Coggar Reptiles & Amphibians Austral. 226/1 Thorny devil or Moloch... An unmistakable lizard, unique in scalation and form. < as lemmas |
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