猞猁 (shēlì) · lynx

Measure Word

一只猞猁 zhī

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猞猁的耳朵尖上有一撮黑毛。

Shēlì de ěrduo jiān shàng yǒu yì zuǒ hēi máo.

A lynx has a tuft of black hair on the tips of its ears.

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猞猁主要生活在北方的森林里，冬天常常捕食野兔。

Shēlì zhǔyào shēnghuó zài běifāng de sēnlín lǐ, dōngtiān chángcháng bǔshí yětù.

Lynxes live mainly in northern forests, and in winter they often hunt hares.

memory

猞 and 猁 appear only in this word. Both carry the beast radical on the left, as do many wild animals: 狼 (wolf), 狐 (fox), 猴 (monkey).

猞 shē

猁 lì