monkey lips

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An anatomical structure in the heads of certain cetaceans involved in the production of clicks and other sounds. plural,plural-normally
    — Each monkey lips/dorsal bursae complex (MLDB) is associated with one (right and left) air passage. Each complex is composed of at least two fatty bursae that are embedded in the monkey lips along the airway, a cartilagenous “stiffening” rod, and a stout ligament.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see monkey, lip. plural,plural-normally

词形变化

monkey lip singular

词源

Compare French museau de singe (literally “monkey’s snout”).
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