bone-eating snot flower worm

短语

发音

UK /bəʊn iːtɪŋ ˈsnɒt flaʊə wɜːm/
AU
US /boʊn itɪŋ ˈsnɑt flaʊɚ wɝm/

词形变化

bone-eating snot flower worms 复数 bone-eating snot flower worms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea.

词源

A slight misunderstanding of the taxonomic name Osedax mucofloris, which actually means "snot-flower bone-eater", with mucofloris modifying Osedax rather than the other way around.

来源：wiktionary