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底棲生物

简底栖生物 · 繁底棲生物

Mandarin · pinyin dǐ qī shēng wù

benthic organism

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底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
栖: qī · perch; roost; stay

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3–1–1–4 · di3 qi1 sheng1 wu4

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