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異種

简异种 · 繁異種

Mandarin · pinyin yì zhǒng

hetero-
variety

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異: Look up this written character
種: zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
种: zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant

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4–3 · yi4 zhong3

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verb

to be of a different ethnicity; to be of a different species; to be xenogenous; to be xenogenic

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