Venom spurs, duck bills and spiky penises: A year in the life a platypus - Gilad Bino Flashcards
duck bill
ปากเป็ด
spiky
adj\
@spike(n)=a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with this shape:
platypus
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paradoxical
adj
seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics:
=It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down.
=I was in a very difficult and paradoxical situation.
quadruped
noun
any animal that has four legs:
left
past of leave
to not take something or someone with you when you go, either intentionally or by accident:
verb depart, abandon physically
verb abandon, renounce
verb forget, neglect
verb give, especially after death
waddle
v
(usually of a person or animal with short legs and a fat body) to walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to the other:
=The ducks waddled down to the river.
=A short, fat waiter waddled over.
=The penguins waddled on their rocks and swam in their pool.
=The door jingled and an elderly female customer waddled in.
=Choosing a key from a ring which hung round his fat waist, the guard waddled past a number of cells.
syn:
verb walk like a duck
parched
adj
(especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain:
=parched earth/fields/corn
=It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown.
syn:
adj.dry
severe
adj
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious:
=a severe chest infection/leg injury/toothache
=This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties.
=In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
=There is expected to be a severe frost tonight.
=Severe cutbacks in public spending have been announced.
syn:
painful
painful; Her ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
sore; My feet are sore from walking around all day.
tender; The glands in my neck feel really tender.
sensitive; My face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
excruciating; His injury caused excruciating headaches.
announce
v
to make something known or tell people about something officially:
=They announced the death of their mother in the local paper.
=She announced the winner of the competition to an excited audience.
=[ + that ] The prime minister has announced that public spending will be increased next year.
syn:
to say something
say; When I say your name, raise your hand.
utter; She barely uttered a word all morning.
they say; They say the house is haunted.
it is said; It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
state; Union members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
remark; He remarked that she was looking thin.
mere
adj
used to emphasize that something is not large or important:
=The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off.
=It cost a mere 20 dollars.
syn:
adj. nothing more; absolute
trickle
n
a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere:
=We usually only get a trickle of customers in the mornings.
barely
adv
by the smallest amount:
=They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month.
=She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship.
syn:
hardly
scarce
scarcely
spill
v
to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something:
=I spilled coffee on my silk shirt.
=You’ve spilled something down your tie.
=Let’s see if I can pour the juice into the glass without spilling it.
=He dropped a bag of sugar and it spilled all over the floor.
=Crowds of fans spilled onto the field at the end of the game.
dribble (FLOW SLOWLY)
drip
flow (MOVE)
trickle down, from, out of, etc. sth
webbed
adj
If a bird or animal has webbed feet, its toes are connected by skin to help it when swimming:
propel
v
to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force:
=a rocket propelled through space
=The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.
clamber back
adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
construct
v
to build something or put together different parts to form something whole:
construct
v
to build something or put together different parts to form something whole:
=to construct a new bridge/building
=The walls are constructed of concrete.
=to construct a story/sentence/argument
syn:
to make something
make; Can I make you a cup of coffee?
produce; California produces a lot of grapes.
create; Leonardo da Vinci created the masterpiece we know as “Mona Lisa”.
invent; Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
develop; They are working to develop the next generation of underwater vehicles.
manufacture; The car is manufactured in Germany.
burrow
n
a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in
posture
n
the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position in which someone stands, sits, etc.:
=She’s got very good/bad posture.
=He always adopts/assumes (= moves into) the same posture for the cameras.
limb
n
an arm or leg of a person or animal:
=The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs).
=an artificial limb
=Amputation of the limb is really a last resort.
=Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she’s got a phantom limb.
=He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree.
=If it continues to bleed, you may have to apply a tourniquet to the limb.
=It is a vestigial limb.
spine
กระดูกสันหลัง
quirk
n
an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected:
=You have to get used to other people’s quirks and foibles.
=There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.
=By some strange quirk/By an odd quirk of fate (= unexpectedly), we ended up on the same train.
syn:
noun oddity of personality, way of doing something
consequently
adv
as a result:
=I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.
=All the shops were closed, and consequently we couldn’t buy any food.
=Doctors are short of time to listen and consequently tend to prescribe drugs whenever they can.
=There is inadequate childcare provision and consequently many women who wish to work are unable to do so.
=The company is trying to reduce its costs; consequently, staff who leave are not being replaced.
=His explanation was full of technical jargon. =Consequently, nobody understood it at all!
=She is always bad-tempered, and consequently doesn’t have many friends.
syn: adv.as a consequence
curious
adj
strange and unusual:
=There was a curious-looking man standing outside.
=A curious thing happened to me yesterday.
=It’s curious (that) Billy hasn’t phoned when he promised he would.
bizarre eccentric (STRANGE) eerie freakish funny (STRANGE) odd (STRANGE) outlandish disapproving peculiar (STRANGE) strange (UNUSUAL)weird
resemble
v
to look like or be like someone or something:
=You resemble your mother very closely.
=After the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield.
=The overlapping slates of the roofs in the mountain village resembled fish scales.
=His latest sculpture resembles an enormous seashell.
=That actor really resembles my brother-in-law.
=The finished model should resemble the one in the picture.
=The twins resembled each other more strongly when they were young.
regain
v
to take or get possession of something again:
=The government has regained control of the capital from rebel forces.
=She made an effort to regain her self-control.
syn:
verb get back, get back to
deforested
v
to cut down or destroy trees in an area:
=He has deforested his precious land to make charcoal for profit.
=They’re actually deforesting the entire area.
riverbank
ริมฝั่งแม่น้ำ
erode
กัดเซาะ
rustle
n
the sound made by the movement of things such as leaves or paper
flush
v
When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol:
She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.
The champagne had caused his face to flush.
threaten
v
to be likely to cause harm or damage to something or someone:
Changing patterns of agriculture are threatening the countryside.
occupy
v
to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time:
=The rest of the time was occupied with writing a report.
The house hasn’t been occupied (= lived in) by anyone for a few months.
formal A large picture of the battle of Waterloo occupied the space above the fireplace.
potent
adj
very powerful, forceful, or effective:
=Surprise remains the terrorists’ most potent weapon.
=The Berlin Wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War.
=This is a very potent drug and can have unpleasant side-effects.
syn:
powerful
reciprocate
v
to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else:
=Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
=We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.
deed
n
an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one:
=It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.
=She’s always helping people and doing good deeds.
syn:
your actions
action; You should take responsibility for your own actions.
act; This was considered to be an act of war.
thing; That’s the last thing you should be doing if you’re pregnant.
activity; Not all of her business activities were scrupulously clean.
move; Applying for that job was a good move.
deed; Their evil deeds must not go unpunished.
eccentric
adj
strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way:
=eccentric behaviour
=eccentric clothes
Synonyms bizarre curious eerie flaky offensive freakish funny odd outlandish disapproving peculiar spooky strange weird
extensive
adj
covering a large area; having a great range:
=a school with extensive grounds
=extensive repairs to the motorway
=Her knowledge of music is extensive (= she knows a lot about music).
=The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers (= it was written about a lot).
Synonyms
across-the-board
blanket
syn:
greater than the average size or amount
big; They live in a big house in the country.
large; A large number of people were crowded into the room.
great; The party was a great success.
enormous; They bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
furnished
adj
containing furniture or containing furniture of a particular type:
She’s looking for a furnished flat/apartment.
Their house is expensively furnished.
cozy
comfortable, pleasant, and inviting, esp. (of a room or building) because small and warm
plug up
verb
If something is plugged or plugged up, it is completely blocked so that nothing can get through it.
tunnel
n
a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people:
cloaca
noun
a common cavity at the end of the digestive tract for the release of both excretory and genital products in vertebrates (except most mammals) and certain invertebrates. Specifically, the cloaca is present in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes.
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excretion
n
the process of getting rid of material such as solid waste or urine from the body:
Excretion is one of several activities common to both plants and animals.
Eating too much salt causes the excretion of excessive amounts of calcium.
incubate
v
When a bird, etc. incubates its eggs, it keeps them warm until the young come out, and when eggs incubate, they develop to the stage at which the young come out:
=The female bird incubates the eggs for about 16 days.
offspring
noun
the young of an animal:
In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two and five.
hatch
verb to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out
ooze
v
to flow slowly out of something through a small opening, or to slowly produce a thick sticky liquid:
=Blood was still oozing out of the wound.
=She removed the bandage to reveal a red swollen wound oozing pus.
=The waiter brought her a massive pizza oozing (with) cheese.
=figurative He oozes (= has a lot of) charm/confidence.
mammary
adj
relating to the breasts or milk organs
belly
n
the stomach or the front part of the body between your chest and your legs:
He fell asleep with a full belly and a happy heart.
By the sixth month of pregnancy, Gina’s belly had begun to swell.
slurp sth up
to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking. transitive verb. : to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound. Other Words from slurp Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More About slurp.
pooled
adj
form a pool on the ground or another surface.
evade
verb
to avoid or escape from someone or something:
=The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.
=She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.
=An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has evaded her in her remarkable career.
=[ + -ing verb ] He can’t evade doing military service forever.
syn:
to avoid doing something
avoid; Avoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate.
evade; Please don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility.
dodge; He tried to dodge his military service.
run away from; I didn’t often run away from difficult decisions.
shrink from; I’ve never been one to shrink from a challenge.
sidestep; This is not a responsibility you can sidestep.
debut
noun
the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time:
=She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
=He started as an actor, making his debut as a director in 1990.
=her debut (= first) album
wane
v
to become weaker in strength or influence:
By the late 70s the band’s popularity was beginning to wane.
nestling
noun
a young bird that has not yet learned to fly and still lives in the nest built by its parents
(in this video means young platypus)
struck off
phrasal verb. strike something off. to remove something with a hard hit; to cut something off. He struck off the rotten branches with an axe.
borough
n
a town, or a division of a large town
