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Meaning of 蛤

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Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mollusk) conveys the meaning.
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    • [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • [ ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: clam
    Chinese Definition:
    ①(蛤蜊)软体动物,壳形卵圆,色淡褐,稍有轮纹,内白色,栖浅海沙中,肉可食。
    ②(文蛤)软体动物,略呈三角形,栖近海沙泥中,有黑白两种,幼时称“棋子蛤”。
    ③(蛤蚧)爬行动物,土黄色,像壁虎,头大,尾部灰色,有红色斑点。中医用作强壮剂。

    Example Words:
    蛤蜊 clam
    文蛤 wén clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
    蛤蚧 jiè tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), used in TCM
    花蛤 huā clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
    女神蛤 shén geoduck (Panopea abrupta); elephant trunk clam; same as 象拔蚌
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: frog; toad
    Chinese Definition:
    ①(蛤蟆)青蛙和蟾蜍的统称(“蟆”读轻声)。
    Example Words:
    蛤蟆 ma frog; toad
    癞蛤蟆 lài ma toad
    蛤蟆镜 ma jìng aviator sunglasses
    蛤蟆夯 ma hāng power-driven rammer or tamper
    蛤蟹 xiè clams and crabs; seafood
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Example Sentences
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Presumably (though this has still to be proved) the hatchling sharks are eating the worms and perhaps, if their teeth are up to the necessary crunching, the clams.
2
It is uncannily similar in taste and look to New England clam chowder served in bread bowls.
3
Their distinctive whiskers are extremely sensitive and help them locate clams and other shellfish buried on the seafloor.
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Bacteria living in these seeps process the methane into complex molecules, and worms and clams feast on the bacteria.
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He has analyzed clamshells to gain perspective on the Vikings, who migrated from Europe' s mainland to Iceland, Greenland, and northeastern stretches of North America hundreds of years before Columbus.