**carnivore
n. 食肉动物
**amphibian
adj. 两栖类的;水陆两用的
*gregarious
adj. 群居的;合群的,爱社交的
【记】greg(群体)+ari+ous(…的)→群居的
【例】gregarious bird species∥My gregarious sister makes friends wherever she goes.
*carnivorous
adj. 食肉动物的(flesh-eating)
【记】carn(肉)+i+vor(吃)+ous(…的)→食肉动物的
**herbivorous
adj. 食草的
**aquatic
adj. 水的,水上的;水生的,水栖的
*cannibalistic
adj. 同类相食的,自相残杀的
【例】Other large carnivorous dinosaurs likely also engaged in cannibalistic feeding behaviors.
**spineless
adj. 无脊椎的
*primate
n. 灵长类动物(member of the most highly developed order of mammals that includes human beings, apes, monkeys and lemurs)
【记】prim(最初的)+ate→灵长类动物是人类最初的形态→灵长类动物
**predator
n. 掠夺者;食肉动物
*herd
n. 兽群,牧群
**scavenger
n. 清道夫;食腐动物
*furry
adj. 毛皮的
*canine
adj. 犬的,似犬的(of or like a dog)
【记】can(犬)+ine→犬的
*feathery
adj. 有羽毛的;柔软如羽毛的
*dormant
adj. 休眠的(inactive)
【记】dorm(睡觉)+ant→休眠的
【例】The dormant volcano has not erupted for two hundred years.
*feathered
adj. 有羽毛的;移动迅速的
*hind
adj. (指成对的事物之一位于)后面的,在后部的(of things in pairs situated at the back)
【例】a dog’s hind legs
*tusk
n. (大象、野猪等的)长牙(an elongated, greatly enlarged tooth)
【记】和task(n. 任务)一起记
*wing
n. 翅膀,翼
*grease
n. 动物油脂
**beaver
n. 海狸(毛皮)
*sponge
n. 海绵;海绵体;海绵状物
*dinosaur
n. 恐龙
**cheetah
n. 猎豹(产于非洲和西南亚)(a long-legged, swift-running wild cat of Africa and southwest Asia)
【记】和cheese(n. 奶酪)一起记,A cheetah doesn’t like to eat cheese.
*caterpillar
n. 毛虫
**dragonfly
n. 蜻蜓
*appetite
n. 食欲
*hawk
n. 隼,鹰(a kind of eagle)
*bloodsucking
adj. 吸血动物的
*shrimp
n. 小虾
*spawn
n. 卵 v. 产(卵)(to generate; produce)
**leopard
n. 豹(a large African and Southern Asian flesh-eating animal of the cat family with a yellowish coat and dark spots)
**giraffe
n. 长颈鹿
**alligator
n. 短吻鳄
*crocodile
n. 鳄鱼(a large river reptile with a hard skin, a long body and tail, and very big tapering jaws, that lives in hot parts of the world)
**pigeon
n. 鸽子(any of several types of wild or tame bird of the dove family)
*seabird
n. 海鸟
*beetle
n. 甲虫
slough
v. (蛇等)蜕(皮)(to cast off one’s skin)n. (蛇等蜕下的)皮
【记】蛇蜕皮(slough)是一个缓慢的(slow)过程。
*synaptic
adj. 突触的,(染色体)联合的
*tactor
n. 触器
*vermin
n. 害虫,寄生虫(small common harmful or objectionable animals)
【记】verm(害虫)+in→害虫
*ram
n. 公羊;撞击,猛撞
*beluga
n. 白鲸
*termite
n. 白蚁
【记】ter+mite(小虫)→白蚁
*salmon
n. 大麻哈鱼;鲜肉色(yellowish-pink)
*chimpanzee
n. 黑猩猩
**menhaden
n. 鲱鱼
*walrus
n. 海象(a large gregarious marine mammal)
**porcupine
n. 豪猪,箭猪
【记】porcu(猪)+pine(=spine刺)→有刺的猪→豪猪,箭猪
*canary
n. 金丝雀;淡黄色
*falcon
n. 猎鹰;隼
*gigas
n. 牡蛎
*birdseed
n. 鸟饵,鸟食
*plumage
n. 鸟类的全身羽毛
*beak
n. 鸟嘴,喙
*crab
n. 蟹;蟹肉
**copepod
n./adj. 桡脚类动物(的)
**muskrat
n. 麝鼠
*vulture
n. 秃鹫
【记】和culture(n. 文化,文明)一起记
**humpback
n. 驼背;座头鲸
*fawn
n. 未满周岁的小鹿(a young deer less than one year old)
*murrelet
n. 小海鸦
*codfish
n. 鳕鱼
*lair
n. 野兽的巢穴(a resting place of a wild animal);躲藏处
*plume
n. 羽毛(a feather of a bird)v. 整理羽毛(to preen and arrange the feathers of);搔首弄姿(to indulge in pride with an obvious or vain display of self-satisfaction)
【记】和preen(v. 整理羽毛)一起记
*mustang
n. (北美平原产的)小野马
*hart
n. 雄鹿(尤指五岁以上的雄红鹿)(adult male of deer; stag)
*hamster
n. 仓鼠
**vervet
n. 长尾黑颚猴
*bumblebee
n. 大黄蜂
*ermine
n. 貂
*thrush
n. 画眉鸟;鸫
*raccoon
n. 浣熊;浣熊皮毛
*coyote
n. 郊狼(北美洲西部平原上的小狼)(a small wolf of the plains of western North America)
*blubber
n. 鲸脂(fat of whales and other sea animals from which oil is obtained)
**python
n. 巨蛇,蟒蛇(a large snake that crushes and kills its prey by twisting itself round it)
*peafowl
n. 孔雀
*cere
n. (鸟喙底部的)蜡膜
**mastodon
n. 乳齿象(似象之巨兽, 现已绝种)(a large animal like an elephant, now extinct)
**pesticide
n. 杀虫剂
*koala
n. 考拉,树袋熊
*aquarium
n. 水族馆;水族箱,养鱼缸(a building containing an artificial pond or glass tank where live fish and other water creatures and plants are kept)
amphibian aquatic canine cannibalistic carnivore
carnivorous dormant feathered gregarious herbivorous
leopard pesticide primate scavenger spineless
1. Chimps are among the most intelligent______.
2. Foxes and other______go through the dustbins.
3. You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A______can’t change its spots.
4. Frogs and newts are______.
5. Do wolves belong to the______species?
6. All human beings have a______instinct.
7. Bears are large______mammals.
8. The camel is a______animal.
9. Many forms of______life inhabit ponds.
10. Game birds are very______under any circumstances.
11. You don’t have to be a______yes-person to be a good follower.
12. During the winter the seeds lie______in the soil.
13. The little bird will grow feathers or become______soon.
14. Tyrannosaurus rex was a large______.
15. The flea-infested room had to be sprayed with a strong______.
1. tusk 短吻鳄
2. grease 毛虫
3. menhaden 海狸(毛皮)
4. beaver 桡脚类动物
5. porcupine 长颈鹿
6. caterpillar 动物油脂
7. copepod 驼背;座头鲸
8. muskrat 乳齿象
9. humpback 麝鼠
10. giraffe 鸽子
11. vervet 豪猪,箭猪
12. alligator 巨蛇,蟒蛇
13. pigeon (大象、野猪等的)长牙
14. python 长尾黑颚猴
15. mastodon 鲱鱼
1. Chimps are among the most intelligent primate .
2. Foxes and other scavengers go through the dustbins.
3. You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.
4. Frogs and newts are amphibians .
5. Do wolves belong to the canine species?
6. All human beings have a gregarious instinct.
7. Bears are large carnivorous mammals.
8. The camel is a herbivorous animal.
9. Many forms of aquatic life inhabit ponds.
10. Game birds are very cannibalistic under any circumstances.
11. You don’t have to be a spineless yes-person to be a good follower.
12. During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.
13. The little bird will grow feathers or become feathered soon.
14. Tyrannosaurus rex was a large carnivore .
15. The flea-infested room had to be sprayed with a strong pesticide .
1. tusk (大象、野猪等的)长牙
2. grease 动物油脂
3. menhaden 鲱鱼
4. beaver 海狸(毛皮)
5. porcupine 豪猪,箭猪
6. caterpillar 毛虫
7. copepod 桡脚类动物
8. muskrat 麝鼠
9. humpback 驼背;座头鲸
10. giraffe 长颈鹿
11. vervet 长尾黑颚猴
12. alligator 短吻鳄
13. pigeon 鸽子
14. python 巨蛇,蟒蛇
15. mastodon 乳齿象