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水螅

shuǐxī

Hydra (freshwater polyp)

hydra (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera)

動物名。腔腸類。生於淡水，體長圓，色綠褐。一端有吸盤，黏著水中草枝上，他端有口，口緣環生絲狀觸手，捕取食物。大多為雌雄同體，可行無性生殖與有性生殖。

重編國語辭典

多細胞無脊椎動物（Hydra）

Entry Composition

water
(after a name) ... River
to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
(coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
(bound form) additional cost; extra income
classifier for washings of a garment

used in 水螅 shuǐxī

Containing this entry

sessile polyp
sea anemone

Related entries

Hydra (constellation)