hatchling
n. 人工孵化的鱼苗或小鸟
发音
US
/ˈhæt͡ʃlɪŋ/
词形变化
hatchlings
复数
hatchlings
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.
鷇
The hatchling alligator had just broken out of its shell but was already trying to follow its mother, who hunted hatchling birds.
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2.
A person who has (especially recently) realized that they are transgender.
词汇关系
词源
From hatch + -ling. Sense 2 in reference to the term crack one's egg (“realize one is transgender”).
来源：wiktionary