环带

環帶
huándài
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 clitellum (the saddle-like band on earthworms)
  2. 2 ring-shaped band

Examples

Qiūyǐn shēn shàng yǒu yī duàn jiào cū de huándài.
There is a thicker band — the clitellum — on the earthworm’s body.
Lǎoshī ràng xuéshēng guānchá qiūyǐn de huándài wèizhì.
The teacher had students examine the position of the earthworm’s clitellum.

Tips

usage
In biology textbooks, 环带 is specifically the swollen ring on annelids that secretes the egg cocoon. Outside biology, the literal sense “ring-shaped band” still works in geometry or engineering contexts.

Stroke Order

huán
dài