silverback

n. [动]银背大猩猩(指背部颈下方有银白色毛的雄性成年大猩猩)

词形变化

silverbacks 复数 silverbacks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.

    生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    A dominant or powerful older human male.

    非正式 引申义
  3. 3.

    Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

gorilla

词源

From silver + back.

来源：wiktionary