单词 | geitje |
释义 | ‖ ˈgeitje S. Afr. ? Obs. [Du. geitje, lit. ‘little goat’; perh. an etymologizing perversion of a native name.] A venomous African lizard.
1786tr. Sparrman's Voy. Cape G. Hope II. 334 It is a fortunate circumstance, that the geitje is slow in its motions, and not of a very irritable disposition. 1812–15Anne Plumptre Lichtenstein's Trav. S. Afr. II. 167 Poisonous lizards abound in old walls and forsaken houses. They are known by the name of geitjes. 1834Pringle Afr. Sk. viii. 287 One species of lizard called the geitje..is considered very venomous. |

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