jǐ zhuī dòng wù méndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
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Original source entry:

脊椎動物門 脊椎动物门 [ji3 zhui1 dong4 wu4 men2] /Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates/

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Other forms in these source records: 脊椎動物門

  • 脊
    jǐ

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

  • 椎
    chuí

    hammer / mallet (variant of 槌[chuí])

    zhuī

    (bound form) vertebra

  • 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

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

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