apar
apar — 名詞
1. A small South American mammal with three moveable bands of hard plates around it
三帶犰狳
南美洲小型哺乳動物，有三條可動骨板
A small South American mammal with three moveable bands of hard plates around its middle; a type of armadillo that can curl into a tight ball when threatened.
At the zoo, Mei watched the apar curl into a tight ball behind the glass.
在動物園裡，Mei 隔著玻璃看著那隻三帶犰狳蜷縮成一個緊實的球。
collocation: curl into a ball
Diego's school project on South American wildlife included a photo of an apar.
Diego 介紹南美洲野生動物的學校作業裡，附了一張三帶犰狳的照片。
The nature guide explained that the apar is the only armadillo that can roll into a perfect circle.
導覽員解釋說，三帶犰狳是唯一能把自己滾成完美圓形的犰狳。
A nature book for children explained how the apar uses its three bands for protection.
一本兒童自然類圖書說明了三帶犰狳如何用牠的三條骨板保護自己。
At the wildlife centre, researcher Helena showed tourists how the apar is smaller than other armadillos.
在野生動物保育中心，研究員 Helena 向遊客展示了三帶犰狳如何比其他犰狳體型更小。
- armadillo
the broader animal family; the apar is one specific type of armadillo
- three-banded armadillo
more widely used name for the same animal; 'apar' is less common outside scientific contexts
文法句型
countable noun
singular: the + noun
plural: noun + s
用法筆記
This word is uncommon in everyday conversation and appears mostly in wildlife books, zoo descriptions, or scientific writing about South American animals.