海洋软体动物

海洋軟體動物

hǎiyáng ruǎntǐ dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 marine mollusks
2 marine molluscan animals (Mollusca)

Characters

creature; thing

Examples

HSK 7-9

章鱼、乌贼和扇贝都是常见的海洋软体动物。

Zhāngyú, wūzéi hé shànbèi dōu shì chángjiàn de hǎiyáng ruǎntǐ dòngwù.

Octopuses, cuttlefish and scallops are all common marine mollusks.

HSK 7-9

许多海洋软体动物对水质变化十分敏感。

Xǔduō hǎiyáng ruǎntǐ dòngwù duì shuǐzhì biànhuà shífēn mǐngǎn.

Many marine mollusks are highly sensitive to changes in water quality.

Tips

usage

Compositional zoology term: 海洋 (marine) + 软体动物 (mollusks). 软体动物 literally means 'soft-body animals' - a direct calque of Latin Mollusca, including bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods and chitons.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

洋 yáng

软 ruǎn

体 tǐ

动 dòng

物 wù