英语单词“horseshoe crab”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 horseshoe crab 释义 horseshoe crabnoun[C]uk

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/?h??s.?u? ?kr?b/us/?h??rs.?u? ?kr?b/(alsoking crab)atypeofseacreaturewith a hardroundedshellshapedlike ahorseshoeor theletterU, fivepairsoflegs, and alongtail:马蹄蟹Horseshoecrabsarrivein May tolayeggson thebeaches.马蹄蟹五月来到海滩上产卵。Muslianshah Masrie/Photodisc/GettyImages

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• Environmentalists say more must be done toprotecthorseshoecrabsbecause theyprovidevitalfoodformigratoryshorebirds.
• Thepalesandisdottedwithhorseshoecrabsanddriftwood.
• Thehorseshoecrabusesitsice-pick-liketailtosteerin thewaterand torightitself should it beoverturnedin thesand.
• Prehistorictrilobiteslookedsimilartohorseshoecrabs.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sea creatures

• abalone
• amphipod
• anemone
• barnacle
• barrier reef
• cowrie
• crab
• cray
• crayfish
• crustacean
• littleneck clam
• lobster
• marron
• mollusc
• mussel
• shellfish
• shipworm
• shrimp
• squid
• starfish

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(Definition ofhorseshoe crabfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/horseshoe-crab##