diamondback
/dahy-muhnd-bak, dahy-uh-/US // ˈdaɪ məndˌbæk, ˈdaɪ ə- //UK // (ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk) //
钻石背,金刚石,钻头,金刚鱼
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : bearing diamond-shaped marks, designs, or configurations on the back.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : diamondback rattlesnake.
- : diamondback terrapin.
- : diamondback moth.
Examples
This diamondback squid, suspended gracefully in the dark water off the coast of Anilao, Philippines, found itself illuminated by chance in a beam of light from diver and photographer Songda Cai.
It was a diamondback rattler, and lay coiled on the rug at my feet.
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