Venom spurs, duck bills and spiky penises: A year in the life a platypus - Gilad Bino

Question 1

duck bill

Answer 1

ปากเป็ด

Question 2

spiky

Answer 2

adj\
@spike(n)=a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with this shape:

Question 3

platypus

Answer 3

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/images/thumb/platyp_noun_002_27975.jpg?version=5.0.177

Question 4

paradoxical

Answer 4

adj
seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics:

=It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down.
=I was in a very difficult and paradoxical situation.

Question 5

quadruped

Answer 5

noun

any animal that has four legs:

Question 6

left

Answer 6

past of leave
to not take something or someone with you when you go, either intentionally or by accident:

verb depart, abandon physically
verb abandon, renounce
verb forget, neglect
verb give, especially after death

Question 7

waddle

Answer 7

v
(usually of a person or animal with short legs and a fat body) to walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to the other:

=The ducks waddled down to the river.
=A short, fat waiter waddled over.
=The penguins waddled on their rocks and swam in their pool.
=The door jingled and an elderly female customer waddled in.
=Choosing a key from a ring which hung round his fat waist, the guard waddled past a number of cells.

syn:
verb walk like a duck

Question 8

parched

Answer 8

adj
(especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain:

=parched earth/fields/corn
=It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown.

syn:
adj.dry

Question 9

severe

Answer 9

adj
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious:

=a severe chest infection/leg injury/toothache
=This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties.
=In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
=There is expected to be a severe frost tonight.
=Severe cutbacks in public spending have been announced.

syn:
painful
painful; Her ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
sore; My feet are sore from walking around all day.
tender; The glands in my neck feel really tender.
sensitive; My face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
excruciating; His injury caused excruciating headaches.

Question 10

announce

Answer 10

v
to make something known or tell people about something officially:

=They announced the death of their mother in the local paper.
=She announced the winner of the competition to an excited audience.
=[ + that ] The prime minister has announced that public spending will be increased next year.

syn:
to say something
say; When I say your name, raise your hand.
utter; She barely uttered a word all morning.
they say; They say the house is haunted.
it is said; It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
state; Union members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
remark; He remarked that she was looking thin.

Question 11

mere

Answer 11

adj
used to emphasize that something is not large or important:

=The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off.
=It cost a mere 20 dollars.

syn:
adj. nothing more; absolute

Question 12

trickle

Answer 12

n
a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere:

=We usually only get a trickle of customers in the mornings.

Question 13

barely

Answer 13

adv
by the smallest amount:

=They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month.
=She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship.

syn:
hardly
scarce
scarcely

Question 14

spill

Answer 14

v
to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something:

=I spilled coffee on my silk shirt.
=You’ve spilled something down your tie.
=Let’s see if I can pour the juice into the glass without spilling it.
=He dropped a bag of sugar and it spilled all over the floor.
=Crowds of fans spilled onto the field at the end of the game.

dribble (FLOW SLOWLY)
drip
flow (MOVE)
trickle down, from, out of, etc. sth

Question 15

webbed

Answer 15

adj

If a bird or animal has webbed feet, its toes are connected by skin to help it when swimming:

Question 16

propel

Answer 16

v
to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force:

=a rocket propelled through space
=The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.

Question 17

clamber back

Answer 17

adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.

Question 18

construct

Answer 18

v

to build something or put together different parts to form something whole:

Question 19

construct

Answer 19

v
to build something or put together different parts to form something whole:

=to construct a new bridge/building
=The walls are constructed of concrete.
=to construct a story/sentence/argument

syn:
to make something
make; Can I make you a cup of coffee?
produce; California produces a lot of grapes.
create; Leonardo da Vinci created the masterpiece we know as “Mona Lisa”.
invent; Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
develop; They are working to develop the next generation of underwater vehicles.
manufacture; The car is manufactured in Germany.

Question 20

burrow

Answer 20

n

a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in

Question 21

posture

Answer 21

n
the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position in which someone stands, sits, etc.:

=She’s got very good/bad posture.
=He always adopts/assumes (= moves into) the same posture for the cameras.

Question 22

limb

Answer 22

n
an arm or leg of a person or animal:

=The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs).
=an artificial limb
=Amputation of the limb is really a last resort.
=Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she’s got a phantom limb.
=He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree.
=If it continues to bleed, you may have to apply a tourniquet to the limb.
=It is a vestigial limb.

Question 23

spine

Answer 23

กระดูกสันหลัง

Question 24

quirk

Answer 24

n
an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected:

=You have to get used to other people’s quirks and foibles.
=There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.
=By some strange quirk/By an odd quirk of fate (= unexpectedly), we ended up on the same train.

syn:
noun oddity of personality, way of doing something

Question 25

consequently

Answer 25

adv
as a result:

=I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.
=All the shops were closed, and consequently we couldn’t buy any food.
=Doctors are short of time to listen and consequently tend to prescribe drugs whenever they can.
=There is inadequate childcare provision and consequently many women who wish to work are unable to do so.
=The company is trying to reduce its costs; consequently, staff who leave are not being replaced.
=His explanation was full of technical jargon. =Consequently, nobody understood it at all!
=She is always bad-tempered, and consequently doesn’t have many friends.

syn: adv.as a consequence

Question 26

curious

Answer 26

adj
strange and unusual:

=There was a curious-looking man standing outside.
=A curious thing happened to me yesterday.
=It’s curious (that) Billy hasn’t phoned when he promised he would.

bizarre
eccentric (STRANGE)
eerie
freakish
funny (STRANGE)
odd (STRANGE)
outlandish disapproving
peculiar (STRANGE)
strange (UNUSUAL)weird

Question 27

resemble

Answer 27

v
to look like or be like someone or something:

=You resemble your mother very closely.
=After the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield.
=The overlapping slates of the roofs in the mountain village resembled fish scales.
=His latest sculpture resembles an enormous seashell.
=That actor really resembles my brother-in-law.
=The finished model should resemble the one in the picture.
=The twins resembled each other more strongly when they were young.

Question 28

regain

Answer 28

v
to take or get possession of something again:

=The government has regained control of the capital from rebel forces.
=She made an effort to regain her self-control.

syn:
verb get back, get back to

Question 29

deforested

Answer 29

v
to cut down or destroy trees in an area:

=He has deforested his precious land to make charcoal for profit.
=They’re actually deforesting the entire area.

Question 30

riverbank

Answer 30

ริมฝั่งแม่น้ำ

Question 31

erode

Answer 31

กัดเซาะ

Question 32

rustle

Answer 32

n

the sound made by the movement of things such as leaves or paper

Question 33

flush

Answer 33

v
When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol:
She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.
The champagne had caused his face to flush.

Question 34

threaten

Answer 34

v
to be likely to cause harm or damage to something or someone:
Changing patterns of agriculture are threatening the countryside.

Question 35

occupy

Answer 35

v
to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time:

=The rest of the time was occupied with writing a report.
The house hasn’t been occupied (= lived in) by anyone for a few months.
formal A large picture of the battle of Waterloo occupied the space above the fireplace.

Question 36

potent

Answer 36

adj
very powerful, forceful, or effective:
=Surprise remains the terrorists’ most potent weapon.
=The Berlin Wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War.
=This is a very potent drug and can have unpleasant side-effects.

syn:
powerful

Question 37

reciprocate

Answer 37

v
to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else:
=Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
=We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.

Question 38

deed

Answer 38

n
an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one:
=It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.
=She’s always helping people and doing good deeds.

syn:
your actions
action; You should take responsibility for your own actions.
act; This was considered to be an act of war.
thing; That’s the last thing you should be doing if you’re pregnant.
activity; Not all of her business activities were scrupulously clean.
move; Applying for that job was a good move.
deed; Their evil deeds must not go unpunished.

Question 39

eccentric

Answer 39

adj
strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way:
=eccentric behaviour
=eccentric clothes

Synonyms
bizarre
curious 
eerie
flaky 
offensive
freakish
funny 
odd 
outlandish 
disapproving
peculiar 
spooky  
strange 
weird

Question 40

extensive

Answer 40

adj
covering a large area; having a great range:
=a school with extensive grounds
=extensive repairs to the motorway
=Her knowledge of music is extensive (= she knows a lot about music).
=The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers (= it was written about a lot).

Synonyms
across-the-board
blanket

syn:
greater than the average size or amount
big; They live in a big house in the country.
large; A large number of people were crowded into the room.
great; The party was a great success.
enormous; They bought an enormous house in the suburbs.

Question 41

furnished

Answer 41

adj
containing furniture or containing furniture of a particular type:
She’s looking for a furnished flat/apartment.
Their house is expensively furnished.

Question 42

cozy

Answer 42

comfortable, pleasant, and inviting, esp. (of a room or building) because small and warm

Question 43

plug up

Answer 43

verb

If something is plugged or plugged up, it is completely blocked so that nothing can get through it.

Question 44

tunnel

Answer 44

n

a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people:

Question 45

cloaca

Answer 45

noun
a common cavity at the end of the digestive tract for the release of both excretory and genital products in vertebrates (except most mammals) and certain invertebrates. Specifically, the cloaca is present in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes.

(ทวารร่วม เพราะใช้ทั้งสืบพันธุ์และขับถ่าย)

Question 46

excretion

Answer 46

n
the process of getting rid of material such as solid waste or urine from the body:
Excretion is one of several activities common to both plants and animals.
Eating too much salt causes the excretion of excessive amounts of calcium.

Question 47

incubate

Answer 47

v
When a bird, etc. incubates its eggs, it keeps them warm until the young come out, and when eggs incubate, they develop to the stage at which the young come out:

=The female bird incubates the eggs for about 16 days.

Question 48

offspring

Answer 48

noun
the young of an animal:
In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two and five.

Question 49

hatch

Answer 49

verb
to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out

Question 50

ooze

Answer 50

v
to flow slowly out of something through a small opening, or to slowly produce a thick sticky liquid:

=Blood was still oozing out of the wound.
=She removed the bandage to reveal a red swollen wound oozing pus.
=The waiter brought her a massive pizza oozing (with) cheese.
=figurative He oozes (= has a lot of) charm/confidence.

Question 51

mammary

Answer 51

adj

relating to the breasts or milk organs

Question 52

belly

Answer 52

n
the stomach or the front part of the body between your chest and your legs:
He fell asleep with a full belly and a happy heart.
By the sixth month of pregnancy, Gina’s belly had begun to swell.

Question 53

slurp sth up

Answer 53

to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking. transitive verb. : to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound. Other Words from slurp Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More About slurp.

Question 54

pooled

Answer 54

adj

form a pool on the ground or another surface.

Question 55

evade

Answer 55

verb
to avoid or escape from someone or something:

=The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.
=She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.
=An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has evaded her in her remarkable career.
=[ + -ing verb ] He can’t evade doing military service forever.

syn:
to avoid doing something
avoid; Avoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate.
evade; Please don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility.
dodge; He tried to dodge his military service.
run away from; I didn’t often run away from difficult decisions.
shrink from; I’ve never been one to shrink from a challenge.
sidestep; This is not a responsibility you can sidestep.

Question 56

debut

Answer 56

noun
the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time:

=She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
=He started as an actor, making his debut as a director in 1990.
=her debut (= first) album

Question 57

wane

Answer 57

v
to become weaker in strength or influence:
By the late 70s the band’s popularity was beginning to wane.

Question 58

nestling

Answer 58

noun
a young bird that has not yet learned to fly and still lives in the nest built by its parents
(in this video means young platypus)

Question 59

struck off

Answer 59

phrasal verb. strike something off. ​to remove something with a hard hit; to cut something off. He struck off the rotten branches with an axe.

Question 60

borough

Answer 60

n

a town, or a division of a large town