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ENGLISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY 2
英英辞書2
以下は、ある英語の英語による定義です。
それぞれに相当する日本語を書きましょう。
○の数字がポイントです。
① prime number ( )
a number that can be divided only by itself and the number one
② lunar eclipse ( )
an occasion when the sun and the moon are on the opposite sides of the earth, so that
the moon is hidden by the earth’s shadow for a short time
③ cocoon ( )
a bag of silky threads that young moths and some other insects make to cover and
protect themselves while they are growing
④ parallelogram ( )
a flat shape with four sides in which each side is the same length as the side opposite it
and parallel to it
⑤ persimmon ( )
a soft orange-colored fruit with somewhat big seeds that grows in hot countries
⑥ platypus ( )
a small furry mammal that has a beak and feet like a duck, lays eggs, and gives milk to
its young
⑦ dromedary ( )
a camel with one raised hump on its back
⑧ ventriloquist ( )
someone who can speak without moving their lips and makes the sound seem to come
from a dummy ( figure of a person or animal ), usually as part of a performance
⑨ onomatopoeia ( )
the use of words that sound like the thing that they are describing, like “hiss” or
“boom”
⑩ palindrome ( )
a word, phrase or sentence which is the same when you read it backward
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