jabuti

词形变化

jabutis 复数 jabutis

别名

jaboti

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Brazilian tortoise, especially a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus).

    The most popular of all is the jabuti (or Yauti, as it is pronounced in the Tupy language). It is a large turtle, much appreciated as food. Short-legged, slow, weak, and silent, the jabuti in the Amazon tradition is like the fox in the European tales.

词源

From Brazilian Portuguese jabuti, from Old Tupi îaboti.

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