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馬氏管

简马氏管 · 繁馬氏管

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ shì guǎn

Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc)

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馬: Look up this written character
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–4–3 · Ma3 shi4 guan3

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