Spanish dancer

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/|/ˌspænɪʃ ˈdɑːntsə(ɹ)/    美 /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdænsəɹ/|/ˌspænɪʃ ˈdæntsəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A species of nudibranch sea slug, Hexabranchus sanguineus, commonly growing up to a length of 25 centimetres (about 9.8 inches), with some in the Red Sea up to 40 centimetres (15.7 inches).
    — The Spanish dancer nudibranch Hexabranchus sanguineus[…], a large brightly colored shell-less sea slug (Gastropoda : Opisthobranchia) common to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, derives a potent chemical defense from a sponge that it eats (Halichondria sp.).
  2. A species of deep-sea sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, with webbed swimming fin-like structures at the front and back of its body.
    — Australian scientists happened upon a unique animal dubbed the "headless chicken monster" during a recent expedition to test new underwater camera technology. The animal, also nicknamed the "Spanish dancer" but known to the scientific community as Enypniastes eximia, was spotted in the Antarctic Ocean off of eastern Antarctica, according to the Australian government's Department of the Environment and Energy.

词形变化

Spanish dancers plural

词源

From Spanish (adjective) + dancer (noun), probably from the resemblance of the animal to a flamenco dancer in a reddish dress with ruffles.
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