| 单词 | water weasel |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater weasel water weasel n. now chiefly U.S. a mustelid mammal that hunts in water; esp. an otter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Lutra (otter) ottereOE badger1591 river-dog1610 water weasel1611 dog-fisher1655 water dog1655 river otter1780 land otter1844 water wolf1907 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Belette An Otter, or water Weesill. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 162 No animal is so hard-biting as an otter... None but a very varmint dog..will face one of these water-weazels a second time. 1912 Harper's Mon. Mag. Dec. 59/2 The weasel is a land mink, or, rather, the mink is a water weasel. 2002 D. Dekker Wildlife Adventures in Canad. West xxi. 21 The five-toed foot prints were grouped together in jump patterns typical of this low-slung water weasel [sc. the otter]. < as lemmas |
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