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玳瑁

Mandarin · pinyin dài mào

hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
tortoiseshell
Taiwan pr. dài mèi

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玳: dài · tortoise shell
瑁: mào · fine piece of jade

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4–4 · dai4 mao4

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doi6 mou6

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noun

hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
shell of the hawksbill sea turtle

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