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脊索動物

简 脊索动物 · 繁 脊索動物
Mandarin · pinyin jǐ suǒ dòng wù

Meanings

  1. chordata
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脊
jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge
索
suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
物
wù · thing, substance, creature
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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3–3–4–4 · ji3 suo3 dong4 wu4

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noun

  1. (zoology) chordate

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