sidewinder 音标拼音: [s'ɑɪdw
, ɑɪndɚ]
n . 响尾蛇的一种
响尾蛇的一种
sidewinder n 1 :
small pale -
colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States ;
body moves in an s -
shaped curve [
synonym :
{
sidewinder }, {
horned rattlesnake }, {
Crotalus cerastes }]
2 :
air -
to -
air missile with infrared homing device Sidewinder \
Side "
wind `
er \,
n .
1 . (
Zool .)
See Horned rattler ,
under {
Horned }.
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A heavy swinging blow from the side ,
which disables an adversary . [
Slang .]
Horned \
Horned \,
a .
Furnished with a horn or horns ;
furnished with a hornlike process or appendage ;
as ,
horned cattle ;
having some part shaped like a horn .
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1913 Webster ]
The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip . --
Coleridge .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Horned bee } (
Zool .),
a British wild bee ({
Osmia bicornis }),
having two little horns on the head .
{
Horned dace } (
Zool .),
an American cyprinoid fish ({
Semotilus corporialis })
common in brooks and ponds ;
the common chub .
See Illust .
of {
Chub }.
{
Horned frog } (
Zool .),
a very large Brazilian frog ({
Ceratophrys cornuta }),
having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids .
{
Horned grebe } (
Zool .),
a species of grebe ({
Colymbus auritus }),
of Arctic Europe and America ,
having two dense tufts of feathers on the head .
{
Horned horse } (
Zool .),
the gnu .
{
Horned lark } (
Zool .),
the shore lark .
{
Horned lizard } (
Zool .),
the horned toad .
{
Horned owl } (
Zool .),
a large North American owl ({
Bubo Virginianus }),
having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head .
Several distinct varieties are known ;
as ,
the Arctic ,
Western ,
dusky ,
and striped horned owls ,
differing in color ,
and inhabiting different regions ; --
called also {
great horned owl }, {
horn owl },
{
eagle owl },
and {
cat owl }.
Sometimes also applied to the {
long -
eared owl }.
See {
Eared owl },
under {
Eared }.
{
Horned poppy }. (
Bot .)
See {
Horn poppy },
under {
Horn }.
{
Horned pout } (
Zool .),
an American fresh -
water siluroid fish ;
the bullpout .
{
Horned rattler } (
Zool .),
a species of rattlesnake ({
Crotalus cerastes }),
inhabiting the dry ,
sandy plains ,
from California to Mexico .
It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes ; --
called also {
sidewinder }.
{
Horned ray } (
Zool .),
the sea devil .
{
Horned screamer } (
Zool .),
the kamichi .
{
Horned snake } (
Zool .),
the cerastes .
{
Horned toad } (
Zool .),
any lizard of the genus {
Phrynosoma },
of which nine or ten species are known .
These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head ,
and a broad ,
flat body ,
covered with spiny scales .
They inhabit the dry ,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas .
Called also {
horned lizard }.
{
Horned viper }. (
Zool .)
See {
Cerastes }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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