From Longman Dictionary fruit bat noun [countable] a large bat (=small animal like a flying mouse) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit Example Some species of fruit bat also sip nectar when it is available Probably, like the fruit bat Rousettus, they just…
From Longman Dictionary cou‧gar /ˈkuːɡə, -ɡɑː $ -ɡər, -ɡɑːr/ noun [countable] a large brown wild cat from the mountains of western North America and South America American English informal an older woman in a romantic or sexual relationship with a younger man Example These include the grizzly bear, cougar, wolverine, wolf, coyote, and bald and golden eagles Nothing was paved,…
From Longman Dictionary coy‧pu /ˈkɔɪpuː/ noun [countable] an animal like a beaver, kept on farms for its fur Example How could coypu have got into a Suffolk pond Hargreaves was a bit like a large rodent, a capybara or coypu But the coypu man was different…
From Longman Dictionary man‧a‧tee /ˈmænətiː/ noun [countable] a large sea animal with flippers and a large flat tail, which eats plants Example But at that time, biologists also saw sick, disoriented manatees acting strangely by curling their lips and arching their backs She has to get manatees picked up and taken to the researchers quickly,…
From Longman Dictionary whale /weɪl/ ●●○ noun a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal Example The Minke whales, which are numerous, should be culled because they are impeding the recovery of the endangered Blue Whale So…
From Longman Dictionary ˈdʒenɪt a wild animal similar to a cat but with a longer tail and body and a pointed head. Genets are found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia and…
From Longman Dictionary ˈduːɡɒŋ a large sea animal with thick grey skin that lives mainly in the Indian Ocean and eats plants
From Longman Dictionary big ˈcat noun [countable] a large animal of the cat family, such as a lion or tiger Example A poster for the local paper on the wall next to the newsagent claims boldly that another big cat has been seen As…
From Longman Dictionary deer /dɪə $ dɪr/ ●●○ noun (plural deer) [countable] a large wild animal that can run very fast, eats grass, and has horns Example A deer makes tracks in the snow They’re deer-stealers – I saw a dead deer in their car The Qawrighul people hunted deer, wild sheep and birds, and fished We…
From Longman Dictionary dol‧phin /ˈdɒlfɪn $ ˈdɑːl-, ˈdɒːl-/ ●●○ noun [countable] a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose Example It was not a black man, just a dolphin Net-caught dolphins frequently have lungs filled with water It was a dorado…
