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单词 loggerhead
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loggerhead
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɒɡ.ə.hed/us
/ˈlɑː.ɡɚ.hed/
(alsologgerhead turtle,uk/ˌlɒɡ.ə.hed ˈtɜː.təl/us/ˌlɑː.ɡɚ.hed ˈtɝː.t̬əl/)
atypeofturtle(= ananimallivingin or nearwaterwith athickshellcoveringitsbody)that has a verylargehead:
蠵龟
Loggerheadturtlesarenamedfortheirlargeheadsthatsupportpowerfuljawmuscles,allowingthem tocrushhard-shelledpreylikeclams.蠵龟因其硕大的头颅而得名，其下颚肌强大有力，能够碾碎硬壳猎物，比如蛤蜊。
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(Definition ofloggerheadfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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This cursory dismissal is squarely at loggerheads with the sturdy reality of such forms, undoubtedly a minority, but by no means a rarity, as we have already seen.
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Communitarians are fundamentally at loggerheads with this.
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This paper puts in stark light the fact that deliberative democracy's core ideals, the individual contribution to group opinions and the public display of accepted reasons, are at loggerheads.
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Generally speaking he has nearly always been in opposition to the admirals, and often at loggerheads with them, but his head has usually been theloggerhead.
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Theloggerheadsea turtle is omnivorous, feeding mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
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The beaches of the reef are an important breeding ground of theloggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles.
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The two are at loggerheads because of a family feud.
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Loggerheadsea turtles are thought to show two different types of homing.
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Nestingloggerheadand green turtles use the remote, sandy location as a rookery.
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Indeed, the termloggerheadrefers to the relatively larger head of the southern species.
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Both of them are at loggerheads and bicker constantly.
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The discovery established the migration path of loggerheads for the first time.
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Successful breeding here is critical if theloggerheadspecies is to survive.
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Gradually, they fell in love, being by loggerheads by day at work and lovers by night.
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In the ocean, predators of theloggerheadjuveniles include fish, such as parrotfish and moray eels, and portunid crabs.
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