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紋背捕蛛鳥

简纹背捕蛛鸟 · 繁紋背捕蛛鳥

Mandarin · pinyin wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo

(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)

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紋: Look up this written character
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
捕: bǔ · arrest, catch, seize
蛛: zhū · spider
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–4–3–1–3 · wen2 bei4 bu3 zhu1 niao3

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man4 bui3 bou6 zyu1 niu5

Cantonese word readings for 紋背捕蛛鳥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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