ngarara

词形变化

ngararas 复数 ngararas

释义与例句

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    Among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.

    新西兰

    Ngararas, the dragons of the medieval Maori, once spread general terror and desolation.

    Unu ngarara or ngarara burrows were frequently met with on the plains. […] The ngarara was darker in colour than the ruatara. They varied in size from two to three feet in length, and ten to twenty inches in girth; along the back from the nape of the neck to the tail was a serrated crest.

词源

Borrowed from Māori ngārara (“a reptile”)

来源：wiktionary