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单词 stingaree
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stingaree

/ˌstɪŋɡəˈriː / /ˈstɪŋɡəriː /
noun
1A cinnamon-brown stingray occurring on sand flats in shallow Australian waters.
  • Urolophus testaceus, family Urolophidae.
Once sexually mature, stingarees have only one litter per year, usually bearing two to four young....
  • This site is shallow but very interesting with many stingarees, globefish, flathead, velvetfish and salmon.
  • At least six species of stingarees are known to live along the New South Wales coast.
1.1US & Australian /NZ informal Any stingray.The sloop smack S.R. Packer arrived at New-London, Conn., Thursday from Montauk and brought the skeleton of a 200-pound stingaree, which he harpooned off the Block Island breakwater.

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of stingray.

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