hatchling

🇬🇧 UK/'hætʃliŋ/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A newly hatched bird, reptile, or other animal that has just emerged from an egg.

刚孵出的幼鸟(或幼虫、幼鱼等)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
hatchother
+
lingsuffix
=hatchling

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sea turtle hatchlings instinctively crawled toward the ocean waves.

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