星鼻鼹

星鼻鼴
xīngbíyǎn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)

Examples

Xīngbíyǎn de bízi zhōuwéi zhǎng yǒu èrshí'èr gè chùxū zhuàng tūqǐ.
The star-nosed mole has twenty-two tentacle-like appendages around its nose.
Xīngbíyǎn shì shìjiè shàng jìnshí sùdù zuì kuài de bǔrǔ dòngwù.
The star-nosed mole is the fastest-eating mammal in the world.

Tips

culture
Native to northeastern North America. The 22 fleshy rays on its snout form a touch organ with higher receptor density than a human hand — it identifies and swallows prey in under 200 milliseconds.

Stroke Order

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