星虫

星蟲

xīngchóng

noun #93,988

Measure Word

一条星虫 tiáo

Meanings

1 sipunculid; peanut worm (phylum Sipuncula)
2 marine worm with an extendable proboscis; also called 沙虫 or 沙月子

Characters

worm; small creature

Examples

广东沿海一带的人喜欢吃星虫。

Guǎngdōng yánhǎi yī dài de rén xǐhuan chī xīngchóng.

People along the Guangdong coast like to eat peanut worms.

星虫炖汤味道鲜美。

Xīngchóng dùn tāng wèidào xiānměi.

Peanut-worm soup tastes wonderfully fresh.

Tips

culture

In Cantonese and Hainanese cooking the same animal appears as 沙虫 or 土笋 (the basis of Xiamen's famous 土笋冻 "sand-worm jelly"). 星虫 is more common in zoology textbooks.

Stroke Order

星 xīng

虫 chóng