shān
chóng

technical
animal

Meaning of 珊瑚虫

珊瑚虫 means coral polyp; marine coelenterate with cylindrical body and tentacles. Pronounced shān hú chóng.

  • coral polyp; marine coelenterate with cylindrical body and tentacles

Definitions & Examples

Shān
chóng
shì
gòu
chéng
shān
jiāo
de
běn
dān
wèi
 

Coral polyps are the basic units that form coral reefs.

Zhè
xiē
shān
chóng
yǒu
tiáo
chù
shǒu
 
zhōng
yāng
yǒu
kǒu
 

These coral polyps have eight tentacles with a mouth in the center.

dài
hǎi
yáng
zhōng
de
shān
chóng
zài
xíng
chéng
měi
de
shān
 

Coral polyps in tropical oceans gather together to form beautiful coral.

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Primary
/ qún