xī
螅
hydra (in 水螅)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hydra; used in the compound 水螅
This character is a bound morpheme and does not appear independently. It occurs almost exclusively in the biological term 水螅 (shuǐxī), referring to the hydra, a small freshwater coelenterate with a cylindrical body and tentacles.
Shuǐ水
xī螅
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jié结
gòu构
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
duō多
xì细
bāo胞
dòng动
wù物
。
The hydra is a simple multicellular organism with a basic structure.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
cháng常
yòng用
shuǐ水
xī螅
lái来
yán研
jiū究
xì细
bāo胞
zài再
shēng生
。
Scientists often use hydras to study cell regeneration.
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Shuǐ水
xī螅
fù附
zhuó着
zài在
shí石
tou头
huò或
shuǐ水
cǎo草
shàng上
shēng生
huó活
。
Hydras attach themselves to stones or aquatic plants to live.