dolphin
dolphindolphin: [13] The ultimate source of dolphin is Greek delphís ‘dolphin’, which some have link...
elephant
elephantelephant: [13] Elephants were named from their tusks. Greek eléphās (probably a borrowing fr...
ferret
ferretferret: [14] A ferret is, from an etymological point of view, a ‘thieving animal’. The word co...
fox
vt. 欺骗；使变酸\nn. 狐狸；狡猾的人\nvi. 假装；耍狡猾手段\nn. (Fox)人名；(英、法、德、意、西、瑞典)福克斯fox 狐狸，欺骗，迷糊来自PIE*puk, 尾巴。因狐狸毛茸茸的大...
gazelle
n. 瞪羚；小羚羊\nvi. 似瞪羚般跳跃\nn. (Gazelle)人名；(西)加塞列gazelle 羚羊来自阿拉伯语。gazellec. 1600, from French gazelle, Ol...
gibbon
n. [脊椎] 长臂猿\nn. (Gibbon)人名；(英、葡、匈、塞、巴基)吉本gibbon 长臂猿词源不详，由18世纪法国驻印度总督将该词引进印度。来自可能常用名Gilbert的昵称。gibbon...
gilt
n. 镀金；小母猪；眩目的外表\nadj. 镀金的\nv. 镀金（gild的过去式和过去分词）gilt 镀金来自gild的过去分词，词源同gold.giltgilt: see goldgilt (ad...
giraffe
giraffegiraffe: [17] The 16th-century name for the ‘giraffe’ was camelopard, a compound of camel and...
armadillo
armadillo (n.)1570s, from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado \"armored,\" from Latin armatus, p...