涡虫

渦蟲
wōchóng
noun #60,787

Measure Word

涡虫 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 planarian
  2. 2 flatworm (Turbellaria)

Examples

Wōchóng bèi qiē chéng liǎng bàn hòu kěyǐ zàishēng.
A planarian can regenerate after being cut in half.
Shēngwù kè shàng wǒmen yòng wōchóng zuò zàishēng shíyàn.
In biology class we used planarians for regeneration experiments.

Tips

usage
涡虫 refers to the free-living flatworms of class Turbellaria, famous for their regenerative ability. The classical biology-textbook example; the parasitic flukes and tapeworms are separate classes.

Stroke Order

chóng