矛尾鱼

矛尾魚

máowěiyú

noun

Measure Word

一条矛尾鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 coelacanth (equivalent to 腔棘鱼, Latimeria)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

矛尾鱼被称为活化石,其演化地位非常重要。

Máowěiyú bèi chēngwéi huóhuàshí, qí yǎnhuà dìwèi fēicháng zhòngyào.

The coelacanth is known as a living fossil, and its place in evolution is highly significant.

HSK 6

1938年人们在南非首次捕获到活体矛尾鱼。

1938 nián rénmen zài Nánfēi shǒucì bǔhuò dào huó tǐ máowěiyú.

A living coelacanth was caught for the first time in South Africa in 1938.

Tips

culture

矛尾 means 'spear-tail', describing the distinctive three-lobed caudal fin. Coelacanths were thought extinct for 66 million years until a live specimen turned up off South Africa in 1938 - one of zoology's most famous discoveries.

Stroke Order

矛 máo

尾 wěi

鱼 yú