水螅

shuǐxī

noun #57,237

Meanings

HSK 6

水螅被切成几段后，每一段都能长成新的个体。

Shuǐxī bèi qiēchéng jǐ duàn hòu, měi yí duàn dōu néng zhǎngchéng xīn de gètǐ.

If a hydra is cut into several pieces, each piece can grow into a new animal.

HSK 7-9

水螅生活在池塘里，用触手捕捉小动物。

Shuǐxī shēnghuó zài chítáng lǐ, yòng chùshǒu bǔzhuō xiǎo dòngwù.

Hydras live in ponds and catch small animals with their tentacles.

usage

In zoology the polyp stage of jellyfish and their relatives is the 水螅体, and the free-swimming stage the 水母体, the medusa.

水 shuǐ

螅 xī