海洋软体动物

海洋軟體動物

hǎiyángruǎntǐdòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 marine mollusks
2 marine molluscan animals (Mollusca)

Characters

creature; thing

Examples

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.

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