(例)The microscope cannot find theanimalculewhich is less perfect for being little.
animalと関係がありそうですね。
【前回の単語】 ところで、6月13日の「cursory」(He glancedcursorilyat the letter, then gave it to me.)
いかがでしたか?
cursoryの意味は、通りいっぺんの、ぞんざいな、急ぎの、 quick and probably not detailed、 という意味です。
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温暖化でシロクマが共食い?
A new study has found that polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism(共食い) because longer seasons without ice prevent them from obtaining their natural food. The study reviewed 3 cases of cannibalism in the bears, which typically kill each other only for population control, dominance, or reproductive advantage. Environmentalists fear shrinking polar ice may soon lead to the extinction of the bears.