yóu
yan

common
noun
animal

Meaning of 蚰蜒

蚰蜒 means house centipede; scutigera (arthropod resembling a small grayish-white centipede with slender legs and antennae); see also entry for 蜒蚰 on page 1567. Pronounced yóu yan.

  • house centipede; scutigera (arthropod resembling a small grayish-white centipede with slender legs and antennae)
  • see also entry for 蜒蚰 on page 1567

Definitions & Examples

shì
xiàn
le
zhī
yóu
yan
 

A house centipede was found in the bathroom.

Yóu
yan
suī
rán
zhǎng
de
 
dàn
shí
chī
hài
chóng
 

Although house centipedes look scary, they actually eat pests.

Zhè
zhǒng
yóu
yan
huan
zài
cháo
shī湿
yīn
àn
de
jiǎo
luò
xíng
 

This type of house centipede likes to crawl in damp, dark corners.

Measure Words

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Primary
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