魔蜥

móxī
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
  2. 2 thorny dragon / mountain devil (Australian lizard)

Examples

Móxī shēnghuó zài Àodàlìyà de shāmò dìqū.
The thorny devil lives in the desert regions of Australia.
Móxī kěyǐ tōngguò pífū de gōucáo xīshōu shuǐfèn.
The thorny devil can absorb water through grooves in its skin.

Tips

memory
(demon) captures its scientific genus name Moloch — the Canaanite deity demanding fiery sacrifice — while (lizard) classifies it. The spiky body and "false head" bump on the neck (used to confuse predators) really do look demonic for a 20 cm herbivore that eats only ants.

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