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单词 hellbender
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hellbender

[ hel-ben-der ]
/ ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər /

noun

a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.
Informal. a reckless or headstrong person.

Origin of hellbender

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; hell + bender

Words nearby hellbender

hell, hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather, hellbox, hellbroth, hellcat
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hellbender

  • There are several kinds in North America, some of which, as the hellbender, are a foot or more in length.

    The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
  • But little smaller, and even more ugly in appearance, is the "hellbender," representing the family Amphiumid.

    Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for hellbender

hellbender
/ (ˈhɛlˌbɛndə) /

noun

a very large dark grey aquatic salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, with internal gills: inhabits rivers in E and central US: family Cryptobranchidae
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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