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extensile

/ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl/US // ɪkˈstɛn səl, -saɪl //

延伸性,伸缩性,延伸性的,延长

Related Words

expansible可扩展,可扩展的,可扩展性,可扩张extendible可扩展,可延伸,可延长,可延伸的protractile伸缩性,伸缩性强,伸缩性大,伸缩性强的expandable可扩展,可扩展的,可扩充,可拓展extendable可扩展,可延长,可延伸,可扩展的protractible持久性,旷日持久,持久的,持久性的stretchable可伸缩的,可伸缩,可拉伸的,可伸展的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.

    • : capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.extensible
Synonyms
expandable可扩展,可扩展的,可扩充,可拓展expansible可扩展,可扩展的,可扩展性,可扩张extendable可扩展,可延长,可延伸,可扩展的extendible可扩展,可延伸,可延长,可延伸的protractible持久性,旷日持久,持久的,持久性的protractile伸缩性,伸缩性强,伸缩性大,伸缩性强的stretchable可伸缩的,可伸缩,可拉伸的,可伸展的

Examples

  • It has an excessively long, slender muzzle, and a warm-like extensile tongue.

  • It is really astonishing to see what large morsels they can dispose of with the assistance of their extensile mouths and stomachs.

  • The only other North American birds that have a tongue built upon this plan are the hummingbirds, in which also it is extensile.

  • They are, however, quite extensile, and can readily be made to hold three or four times this amount.

  • All leeches are very extensile and can contract the body to a plump, pear-shaped form, or extend it to a long and worm-like shape.

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