hellbender
/hel-ben-der/US // ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər //UK // (ˈhɛlˌbɛndə) //
地狱人,地狱使者,地狱者,地狱之神
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.
- : Informal. a reckless or headstrong person.
Examples
He read of a rumored Police Department shake up, and he could afford to smile at the vitality of that hellbender-like report.
There are several kinds in North America, some of which, as the hellbender, are a foot or more in length.
But little smaller, and even more ugly in appearance, is the "hellbender," representing the family Amphiumid.
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