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葉口蝠科

简叶口蝠科 · 繁葉口蝠科

Mandarin · pinyin yè kǒu fú kē

(zoology) New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
蝠: fú · bat
科: kē · section, department, science
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–3–2–1 · ye4 kou3 fu2 ke1

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