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藍細菌

简蓝细菌 · 繁藍細菌

Mandarin · pinyin lán xì jūn

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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2–4–1 · lan2 xi4 jun1

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laam4 sai3 kwan2

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noun

cyanobacterium (any photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganism in the phylum Cyanobacteria)

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