涡虫

渦蟲
wōchóng
noun #60,787

Measure Word

涡虫 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 planarian
  2. 2 flatworm (Turbellaria)

Examples

HSK 6
Wōchóng bèi qiē chéng liǎng bàn hòu kěyǐ zàishēng.
A planarian can regenerate after being cut in half.
HSK 7-9
Shēngwùkè 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