小爪水獭

小爪水獺
xiǎozhuǎshuǐtǎ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
  2. 2 the world's smallest otter species

Examples

Xiǎozhuǎ shuǐtǎ shì xiàncún tǐxíng zuì xiǎo de shuǐtǎ.
The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest living otter species.
Shuǐzúguǎn lǐ de xiǎozhuǎ shuǐtǎ zǒng shì xīyǐn dàpī yóukè.
The small-clawed otters at the aquarium always draw crowds.

Tips

usage
Named for its reduced, semi-webbed claws that don't extend past the finger pads — an adaptation for feeling crabs and molluscs out of mud. Found from southern China through Southeast Asia; listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
zhǎo
shuǐ