水螅体

水螅體

shuǐxītǐ

noun

Meanings

1 polyp (the attached stage of a cnidarian)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

珊瑚虫一生都是水螅体。

Shānhúchóng yìshēng dōu shì shuǐxītǐ.

Coral animals stay polyps all their lives.

HSK 7-9

很多水母的一生要经过水螅体和水母体两个阶段。

Hěnduō shuǐmǔ de yìshēng yào jīngguò shuǐxītǐ hé shuǐmǔtǐ liǎng ge jiēduàn.

Many jellyfish pass through two stages in life, the polyp and the medusa.

Tips

mistakes

水螅体 is the zoology term, paired with 水母体 (medusa). A polyp in medicine, a growth in the nose or the gut, is 息肉.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

螅 xī

体 tǐ