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腔腸動物

简腔肠动物 · 繁腔腸動物

Mandarin · pinyin qiāng cháng dòng wù

Coelenterata (such as jellyfish)

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腔: qiāng · chest cavity; hollow in body
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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
肠: cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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1–2–4–4 · qiang1 chang2 dong4 wu4

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hong1 coeng4 dung6 mat6

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noun

(zoology, dated) coelenterate

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