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THE STRIPED HY?NA.
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Hy?na vulgaris. Desm.
From the strongly marked group, to the illustration of various species of which the foregoing pages have been dedicated1, we pass by a natural and easy transition to an animal, which, although closely resembling them in its zoological characters, and in the cowardly ferocity of its disposition2, bears nevertheless a stronger affinity3 to the dogs, with which it was associated by Linn?us. From each of these groups it is, however, readily distinguished4 by several obvious and essential characters, of sufficient importance to sanction its separation as a genus, now universally adopted among naturalists5.
Like both the cats and the dogs, the Hy?nas are[72] completely digitigrade; that is to say, they walk only on the extremities6 of their toes: but these toes are only four in number on each of their feet, and are armed with short, thick, strong, and truncated7 claws, which are not in the least retractile, and are evidently formed for digging in the earth, a practice to which they are impelled9 by a horrid10 and hateful propensity11, which we shall have further occasion to notice in describing their habits and mode of life. Their body, in shape much resembling that of the wolf, to which they also approach very nearly in size, is considerably12 more elevated in front than behind, owing partly to their constant custom of keeping the posterior legs
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dedicated
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disposition
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affinity
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distinguished
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naturalists
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extremities
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| n.端点( extremity的名词复数 );尽头;手和足;极窘迫的境地 | |
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truncated
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| adj.切去顶端的,缩短了的,被删节的v.截面的( truncate的过去式和过去分词 );截头的;缩短了的;截去顶端或末端 | |
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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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impelled
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| v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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horrid
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propensity
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| n.倾向;习性 | |
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considerably
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| adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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bent
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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crouching
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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posture
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pouch
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secreted
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| v.(尤指动物或植物器官)分泌( secrete的过去式和过去分词 );隐匿,隐藏 | |
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peculiar
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| adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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obtuse
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| adj.钝的;愚钝的 | |
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muzzle
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| n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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jaw
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| n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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canine
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| adj.犬的,犬科的 | |
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outermost
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| adj.最外面的,远离中心的 | |
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remarkable
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| adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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derives
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| v.得到( derive的第三人称单数 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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zoologists
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| 动物学家( zoologist的名词复数 ) | |
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spotted
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| adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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colonists
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| n.殖民地开拓者,移民,殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 ) | |
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cape
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| n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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strand
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| vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地) | |
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penetrating
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| adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的 | |
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territorial
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oblique
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destitute
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| adj.缺乏的;穷困的 | |
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spine
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| n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊 | |
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entirely
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| ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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cowardice
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| n.胆小,怯懦 | |
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impunity
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| n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除 | |
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avenge
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temerity
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| n.鲁莽,冒失 | |
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brutal
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| adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的 | |
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prey
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| n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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lesser
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| adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地 | |
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muster
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| v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册 | |
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stimulated
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| a.刺激的 | |
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provocation
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| n.激怒,刺激,挑拨,挑衅的事物,激怒的原因 | |
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congregated
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| (使)集合,聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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beset
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| v.镶嵌;困扰,包围 | |
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infest
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| v.大批出没于;侵扰;寄生于 | |
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wailing
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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grunt
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| v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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devour
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| v.吞没;贪婪地注视或谛听,贪读;使着迷 | |
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filthy
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| adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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voracious
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| adj.狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的 | |
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cemeteries
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| n.(非教堂的)墓地,公墓( cemetery的名词复数 ) | |
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corpses
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| n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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glut
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| n.存货过多,供过于求;v.狼吞虎咽 | |
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carrion
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| n.腐肉 | |
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peculiarities
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| n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
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antipathy
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| n.憎恶;反感,引起反感的人或事物 | |
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abound
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| vi.大量存在;(in,with)充满,富于 | |
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abhorrence
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| n.憎恶;可憎恶的事 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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depredations
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| n.劫掠,毁坏( depredation的名词复数 ) | |
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constrained
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| adj.束缚的,节制的 | |
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lameness
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| n. 跛, 瘸, 残废 | |
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voracity
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| n.贪食,贪婪 | |
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savage
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| adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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captivity
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| n.囚禁;被俘;束缚 | |
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domestication
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| n.驯养,驯化 | |
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ferocious
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| adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 | |
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attachment
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| n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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docility
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| n.容易教,易驾驶,驯服 | |
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caravans
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| (可供居住的)拖车(通常由机动车拖行)( caravan的名词复数 ); 篷车; (穿过沙漠地带的)旅行队(如商队) | |
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