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食脑虫

shí nǎo chóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri)
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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-cac3412b638b4802. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

食腦蟲 食脑虫 [shi2 nao3 chong2] /brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri)/

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Other forms in these source records: 食腦蟲

  • 食
    shí

    to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

    sì

    to feed (a person or animal)

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

  • 虫
    chóng

    lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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