skimmer 音标拼音: [sk'ɪmɚ]
n . 撇取浮皮的器具,大略阅读的人,网杓;
n . [美](通常为无袖圆领的)裁剪简洁的合身女裙
撇取浮皮的器具,大略阅读的人,网杓;[美](通常为无袖圆领的)裁剪简洁的合身女裙
skimmer n 1 :
a rapid superficial reader 2 :
a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids 3 :
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [
synonym : {
boater },
{
leghorn }, {
Panama }, {
Panama hat }, {
sailor }, {
skimmer },
{
straw hat }]
4 :
gull -
like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food Skimmer \
Skim "
mer \,
n .
1 .
One who ,
or that which ,
skims ;
esp .,
a utensil with which liquids are skimmed .
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2 . (
Zool .)
Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus {
Rhynchops },
allied to the terns ,
but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one .
These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water ,
with the lower mandible immersed ,
thus skimming out small fishes .
The American species ({
Rhynchops nigra })
is common on the southern coasts of the United States .
Called also {
scissorbill },
and {
shearbill }.
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3 . (
Zool .)
Any one of several large bivalve shells ,
sometimes used for skimming milk ,
as the sea clams ,
and large scallops .
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1913 Webster ]
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