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兩性異形

简两性异形 · 繁兩性異形

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng xìng yì xíng

sexual dimorphism

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
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形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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3–4–4–2 · liang3 xing4 yi4 xing2

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