卵生哺乳动物

卵生哺乳動物

luǎnshēng bǔrǔdòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 egg-laying mammal
2 monotreme

Characters

to bear; give birth

Examples

HSK 7-9

鸭嘴兽和针鼹是世界上仅有的两类卵生哺乳动物。

Yāzuǐshòu hé zhēnyǎn shì shìjiè shàng jǐn yǒu de liǎng lèi luǎnshēng bǔrǔ dòngwù.

The platypus and the echidna are the only two groups of egg-laying mammals in the world.

HSK 7-9

卵生哺乳动物主要分布在澳大利亚和新几内亚。

Luǎnshēng bǔrǔ dòngwù zhǔyào fēnbù zài Àodàlìyà hé Xīn Jǐnèiyà.

Egg-laying mammals are found mainly in Australia and New Guinea.

Tips

memory

Read the compound literally: 卵生 'egg-born' + 哺乳 'nursing' + 动物 'animal' - an animal that lays eggs but still nurses its young with milk. That oxymoron is exactly what a monotreme is.

Stroke Order

卵 luǎn

生 shēng

哺 bǔ

乳 rǔ

动 dòng

物 wù