克 氏 原 螯 虾

Kè shì yuán áo xiādictionary entry

red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) / Louisiana crawfish

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Original source entry:

克氏原螯蝦克氏原螯虾 [Ke4 shi4 yuan2 ao2 xia1] /red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii); Louisiana crawfish/

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Other forms in these source records: 克氏原螯蝦

克
kè
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow
Kè
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
氏
shì
(bound form) family name / surname (as in 王氏[Wáng shì] "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name / née (as in 李王氏[Lǐ Wáng shì] "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
zhī
used in 月氏[Yuè zhī] / used in 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]
原
yuán
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
Yuán
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
螯
áo
chela / nippers / claw / pincers (of crabs, lobsters, scorpions etc)
虾
há
used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[há ma]
xiā
shrimp / prawn

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