牡蛎科

牡蠣科

mǔlìkē

noun

Meanings

1 Ostreidae (true oyster family)

Characters

male (of animals)

family (taxonomic)

Examples

牡蛎科的贝类都能附着在礁石上。

Mǔlìkē de bèilèi dōu néng fùzhuó zài jiāoshí shàng.

Bivalves in the oyster family can attach to reefs.

牡蛎科是重要的经济贝类类群。

Mǔlìkē shì zhòngyào de jīngjì bèilèi lèiqún.

The oyster family is an important group of commercial shellfish.

Tips

usage

科 = taxonomic "family." 牡蛎科 includes cupped oysters (Crassostrea, now Magallana — the species eaten in most of Asia) and flat oysters (Ostrea). Distinct from the 珍珠贝科 (pearl oyster) family.

Stroke Order

牡 mǔ

蛎 lì

科 kē