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脊索动物

jǐ suǒ dòng wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
chordata
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2c7326c81b4877a8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

脊索動物 脊索动物 [ji3 suo3 dong4 wu4] /chordata/

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Other forms in these source records: 脊索動物

  • 脊
    jǐ

    (bound form) spine / backbone / (bound form) ridge

  • 索
    suǒ

    to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated

    Suǒ

    surname Suo / abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ mǎ lǐ], Somalia

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.