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单词 water tiger
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Definition of water tiger in English:

water tiger

noun
  • 1Any of various carnivorous South American mammals associated with water; especially the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis.

  • 2Any of various large predatory water beetles of the genus Dytiscus or family Dytiscidae; a larva of such a beetle.

Origin

Late 18th century.

Definition of water tiger in US English:

water tiger

noun
  • 1Any of various carnivorous South American mammals associated with water; especially the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis.

  • 2Any of various large predatory water beetles of the genus Dytiscus or family Dytiscidae; a larva of such a beetle.

Origin

Late 18th century.

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