cuttlefish; variant of 乌贼
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Meanings
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cuttlefish (variant of 乌贼)
This is a variant form of 乌贼 (wūzéi), referring to the marine mollusk cuttlefish. The standard form 乌贼 is more commonly used in modern Chinese, while 乌鲗 may appear in specific regional usages or traditional texts.
Wū乌
zéi鲗
gǔ骨
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Cuttlebone is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal material.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wū乌
zéi鲗
shēng生
huó活
zài在
rè热
dài带
hǎi海
yù域
。
This type of cuttlefish lives in tropical waters.
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Wū乌
zéi鲗
yǔ与
zhāng章
yú鱼
shǔ属
yú于
bù不
tóng同
de的
kē科
。
Cuttlefish and octopuses belong to different families.