mǎ tí xièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
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Original source entry:

馬蹄蟹 马蹄蟹 [ma3 ti2 xie4] /horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬蹄蟹

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 蹄
    tí

    hoof / pig's trotters

  • 蟹
    xiè

    crab

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