From Longman Dictionary o‧pos‧sum /əˈpɒsəm $ -ˈpɑː-, ˈpɑːsəm/ (also possum) noun [countable] one of various small animals from America and Australia that have fur and climb trees Example I have eaten boiled opossum, perhaps the biggest challenge of my life We had rabbit and squirrel, too, anything but opossum This study showed…
From Longman Dictionary ˈmɪəkæt a small southern African animal with a long tail, which often stands up on its back legs. Meerkats are a type of mongoose
From Longman Dictionary mar‧ten /ˈmɑːtən, -tn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ noun [countable] a small animal with a long body and a tail that lives mainly in trees and that eats smaller animals Example A marten died in a trap Her sister-in-law wore canary yellow trimmed with black marten fur Rising populations of pine martens are rare, but…
From Longman Dictionary mar‧su‧pi‧al /mɑːˈsuːpiəl $ mɑːr-/ noun [countable] an animal such as a kangaroo which carries its babies in a pocket of skin on its body Example The first stop is Featherdale Wildlife Park, where buses are met by a park agent holding a small marsupial
From Longman Dictionary bull /bʊl/ ●●○ noun [countable] an adult male animal of the cattle family [countable] the male of some other large animals such as the elephant or whale informal nonsense or something that is completely untrue [countable] an official statement from the Pope [countable] (also bullseye) the centre of a target that you are shooting at technical someone…
From Longman Dictionary boar /bɔː $ bɔːr/ noun [countable] a wild pig a male pig Example The rich flavors of the boar were counterpointed by a sweet chestnut puree No, no, a white boar If swine, then big wild boar, hunting quietly in the woods for something, mooching about and turning things up It can also be…
From Longman Dictionary bi‧son /ˈbaɪsən/ noun (plural bison or bisons) [countable] an animal like a large cow, with hair on its head and shoulders Example They come in the shape of a bear, an eagle and the head of a bison The Yellowstone herd, which is directly descended from those last surviving bison, is…
From Longman Dictionary ape1 /eɪp/ ●○○ noun [countable] an animal that is similar to a monkey but has no tail or only a very short tail ape2 verb [transitive] to copy the way someone speaks or behaves in order to make fun of them to copy someone’s way…
From Longman Dictionary ar‧ma‧dil‧lo /ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ $ ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊ/ noun (plural armadillos) [countable] a small animal that has a shell made of hard material, and lives in parts of North and South America Example I remember him in Zoo Quest bringing down a fleeing armadillo with a rugby tackle He must distinguish snakes from eels, tortoises from armadillos, on the basis of the bones presented…
From Longman Dictionary bad‧ger1 /ˈbædʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable] an animal that has black and white fur, lives in holes in the ground, and is active at night badger2 verb [transitive] to try to persuade someone by asking them something several times badger somebody to do something…
