qiào
chì

technical

Meaning of 鞘翅

鞘翅 means elytra; the hardened forewings of beetles. Pronounced qiào chì.

  • elytra; the hardened forewings of beetles

Definitions & Examples

Jiǎ
chóng
de
qiào
chì
tōng
cháng
dài
yǒu
xiān
yàn
de
yán
huò
de
àn
 

A beetle's elytra often bear bright colors or complex patterns.

Guān
chá
piáo
chóng
shí
 
kàn
dào
hóng
de
qiào
chì
shàng
yǒu
hēi
de
bān
diǎn
 

When observing a ladybug, you can see the black spots on its red elytra.

Zhè
zhī
jīn
guī
zi
zhǎn
kāi
qiào
chì
 
chū
le
yòng
fēi
xíng
de
zhì
hòu
chì
 

This scarab beetle spread its elytra, revealing the membranous hindwings used for flight.

Qiào
chì
shì
kūn
chóng
gāng
zhōng
zuì
de
 

Coleoptera (the order characterized by elytra) is the largest order in the class Insecta.

Measure Words

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Primary
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