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食腦蟲

简食脑虫 · 繁食腦蟲

Mandarin · pinyin shí nǎo chóng

brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri)

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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
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蟲: chóng · worms; insects
脑: nǎo · brain
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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2–3–2 · shi2 nao3 chong2

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