古杯

gǔbēi

noun

Meanings

1 archaeocyath (extinct Cambrian sponge-like organism)
2 Archaeocyatha

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古杯是寒武纪早期重要的造礁生物。

Gǔbēi shì Hán wǔ jì zǎoqī zhòngyào de zào jiāo shēngwù.

Archaeocyaths were important reef-building organisms in the Early Cambrian.

古杯动物在寒武纪中期几乎全部灭绝。

Gǔbēi dòngwù zài Hán wǔ jì zhōngqī jīhū quánbù mièjué.

Archaeocyath animals went almost entirely extinct in the middle Cambrian.

Tips

memory

Literally 'ancient cup' — the fossils look like nested double-walled cones or cups in cross-section, matching the Greek root arkhaios (ancient) + kyathos (cup).

Stroke Order

古 gǔ

杯 bēi