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单词 Mediterranean fever
释义

mediterranean /med-i-tə-rāˈni-ən/

adjective
  1. Situated in the middle of earth or land
  2. Landlocked
  3. (with cap) of the Mediterranean Sea and the area surrounding it (so called from being in the middle of the land of the Old World) or its shores
  4. (of physical type) slight in build, and of dark complexion
noun
  1. (with cap) the Mediterranean Sea or the area surrounding it
  2. A native or inhabitant of one of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea
ORIGIN: L mediterrāneus, from medius middle, and terra earth

Mediterranean fever noun

Malta or undulant fever

Mediterranean fruit fly noun

A small black-and-white two-winged fly, orig native to Africa but now widely distributed, the larvae of which feed on ripening fruit (often shortened to medˈfly)

Mediterranean race noun

A long-headed dark race of white people, of medium stature, inhabiting S Europe and N Africa

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