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词汇 spectacled caiman
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Definition of spectacled caiman in English:

spectacled caiman

noun
  • A small South American caiman with a bony ridge between the eyes which gives the appearance of spectacles.

    眼镜短吻鼍

    Caiman sclerops, family Alligatoridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the nests we found along the stream banks were those of a smaller species, the spectacled caiman.
    • Even a fearsome spectacled caiman is unable to escape an anaconda's fatal embrace.
    • The spectacled caiman, which originates from South and Central America, has a boney ridge around its eyes which makes it look as if it is wearing glasses.
    • As these species became scarce, hunters turned their attention to the black caiman and the broad-snouted caiman, then to the spectacled caiman.
    • On the few patches of dry ground, tropical rattlesnakes lie low, and in shallow pools, spectacled caiman doze just beneath the surface.

Definition of spectacled caiman in US English:

spectacled caiman

nounˌspektəkəld ˈkāmən
  • A small South American caiman with a bony ridge between the eyes which gives the appearance of spectacles.

    眼镜短吻鼍

    Caiman sclerops, family Alligatoridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even a fearsome spectacled caiman is unable to escape an anaconda's fatal embrace.
    • The spectacled caiman, which originates from South and Central America, has a boney ridge around its eyes which makes it look as if it is wearing glasses.
    • As these species became scarce, hunters turned their attention to the black caiman and the broad-snouted caiman, then to the spectacled caiman.
    • On the few patches of dry ground, tropical rattlesnakes lie low, and in shallow pools, spectacled caiman doze just beneath the surface.
    • But the nests we found along the stream banks were those of a smaller species, the spectacled caiman.
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