jié

𮔂

Word · NounTraditional䗻

skeleton shrimp; caprellid

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

skeleton shrimp; caprellid amphipod (a small marine arthropod)

A technical zoological term referring to amphipods of the family Caprellidae. Not used in daily conversation.

Jié䗻
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
tǐ体
cháng长
yuē约
sān三
háo毫
mǐ米
dào到
sān三
lí厘
mǐ米
de的
hǎi海
yáng洋
jié节
zhī肢
dòng动
wù物
 。

The caprellid is a marine arthropod about three millimeters to three centimeters in length.

Qián潜
shuǐ水
yuán员
zài在
hǎi海
dài带
yè叶
piàn片
shàng上
fā发
xiàn现
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jié䗻
 。

Divers found many skeleton shrimp on the kelp blades.

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Jié䗻
yě也
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
mài麦
gǎn秆
chóng虫
 ,
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
men们
de的
wài外
xíng形
xiàng像
xì细
cháng长
de的
mài麦
gǎn秆
 。

Caprellids are also called skeleton shrimp because their appearance resembles slender wheat stalks.