蜡膜

蠟膜

làmó

noun

Meanings

1 cere (ornithology)
2 the fleshy, waxy membrane covering the base of the beak in raptors, parrots, and some other birds

Characters

Examples

鹦鹉的蜡膜颜色可以用来判断性别。

Yīngwǔ de làmó yánsè kěyǐ yònglái pànduàn xìngbié.

A parrot's cere color can be used to tell its sex.

猛禽喙基部有一块明显的蜡膜。

Měngqín huì jī bù yǒu yīkuài míngxiǎn de làmó.

Raptors have a conspicuous cere at the base of the beak.

Tips

usage

A bird-anatomy term. Literally "wax membrane" — the soft skin at the beak's base looks waxy. In budgerigar keeping, cere color (blue vs. brown) is the main sex indicator.

Stroke Order

蜡 là

膜 mó