天牛 (tiānniú) · longhorn beetle

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一只天牛 zhī

HSK 7-9

天牛的触角特别长。

Tiānniú de chùjiǎo tèbié cháng.

Longhorn beetles have very long antennae.

HSK 7-9

果农最怕天牛，它的幼虫会钻进树干里吃木头。

Guǒnóng zuì pà tiānniú, tā de yòuchóng huì zuānjìn shùgàn lǐ chī mùtou.

Orchard farmers fear longhorn beetles most: their larvae bore into the trunk and eat the wood.

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Literally "sky ox": the two long, curving antennae look like an ox's horns. 天牛 is also the base of species names such as 黄斑星天牛.

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