grenadier

grenadier
[ˌgrɛnəˈdɪə]
noun
  1. (historical)a soldier armed with grenades
    (史)掷弹兵
    ■(Grenadiers 或 Grenadier Guards)(in the UK) the first regiment of the royal household infantry
    (英国)第一皇家近卫步兵团
  2. a common bottom-dwelling fish with a large head, a long tapering tail, and typically a luminous gland on the belly
    长尾鳕。 亦称 rat-tail
  3. Family Macrouridae: numerous genera and species
    长尾鳕科:众多属,众多种
  4. a reddish-brown African waxbill with a red bill and a bright blue rump
    蓝饰雀
  5. Genus Uraeginthus, family Estrildidae: the common grenadier (U. granatina), with violet cheeks, and the purple grenadier (U. lanthinogaster), with a blue belly
    蓝饰雀属,梅花雀科:紫色颊的紫耳蓝饰雀(拉丁名U. granatina)和蓝色腹的紫蓝饰雀(拉丁名U. lanthinogaster)
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from French, from grenade (see grenade)
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