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mail-cheeked

/ˈmeɪl.tʃiːkt/

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adjective

/ˈmeɪl.tʃiːkt/formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, описывающее человека с щеками, красными как у самца (птицы, например, малиновки).

An obsolete adjective describing someone with cheeks as red as a male (a type of bird, such as a robin).

  1. Having bony plates on the sides of the headC2formal

    Describes an animal, typically a fish, that possesses bony plates or armor-like structures on the sides of its head.

    ruПанцирнощёкий

    • The mail-cheeked scorpionfish is well-camouflaged on the ocean floor.
    • Many mail-cheeked species have venomous spines for defense.
    • The fossil of a mail-cheeked fish was discovered in the sedimentary rock.