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異養生物

简异养生物 · 繁異養生物

Mandarin · pinyin yì yǎng shēng wù

(biology) heterotroph

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養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

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4–3–1–4 · yi4 yang3 sheng1 wu4

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