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斑鱉

简斑鳖 · 繁斑鱉

Mandarin · pinyin bān biē

Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species

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斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
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鳖: biē · turtle

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1–1 · ban1 bie1

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baan1 bit3

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noun

Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)

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