蜐 (jié) - A type of marine creature, specifically a limpet & a marine mollusk with a flattened oval shell

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蜐 · jié

A type of marine creature, specifically a limpet or chiton;

a marine mollusk with a flattened oval shell that clings tightly to rocks.

A type of marine creature, specifically a limpeta marine mollusk with a flattened oval shell

Usage highlights

LimpetChitonMarine molluskLimpets and barnaclesChiton shellTide pool limpet

Synonyms

  • 石蜐— limpet; chiton (specific term)
  • 帽贝— limpet (more common term)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The limpet (石蜐) clings tightly to coastal rocks.
  • We observed various marine mollusks including chitons (蜐类) during the tide pool exploration.
  • Some coastal communities historically used limpets (蜐) as a food source.
  • The shell of the chiton (蜐壳) is composed of overlapping plates.

Collocations

  • Limpet(石蜐)
  • Chiton(石蜐)
  • Marine mollusk(蜐类)
  • Limpets and barnacles(蜐与藤壶)
  • Chiton shell(蜐壳)
  • Tide pool limpet(潮池蜐)

Idioms

  • As firm as a limpet(坚如石蜐)
  • Clings like a chiton(如蜐附石)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 蜐 refers to marine mollusks like limpets and chitons, known for clinging tightly to rocks in intertidal zones.
  • In traditional Chinese coastal cultures, these creatures were sometimes used as food sources or mentioned in natural observations.
  • The character appears in some regional names for marine life but is not commonly used in modern standard Chinese.

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