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海馬

简海马 · 繁海馬

Mandarin · pinyin hǎi mǎ

(zoology) sea horse
(anatomy) hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體 hǎi mǎ tǐ)

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
馬: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3 · hai3 ma3

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hoi2 maa5

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noun

sea horse (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 尾 mn)
(obsolete) walrus
(obsolete) frog
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 海馬體／海马体 (hǎimǎtǐ, “hippocampus”)

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