大瓶螺

dàpíngluó

noun

Measure Word

一只大瓶螺 zhī

Meanings

1 apple snail (Pomacea spp.)
2 large freshwater snail

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Examples

大瓶螺是一种入侵性水生动物。

Dàpíngluó shì yī zhǒng rùqīn xìng shuǐshēng dòngwù.

The apple snail is an invasive aquatic species.

稻田里的大瓶螺会啃食秧苗。

Dàotián lǐ de dàpíngluó huì kěnshí yāngmiáo.

Apple snails in rice paddies will chew up the seedlings.

Tips

culture

Introduced to China from South America in the 1980s as food (福寿螺), but escaped into waterways and became a major rice-paddy pest. Also a carrier of the rat lungworm parasite.

Stroke Order

大 dà

瓶 píng

螺 luó