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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. 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.