三叶虫

三葉蟲

sānyèchóng

noun #49,578

Meanings

HSK 7-9

三叶虫早就灭绝了，只留下化石。

Sānyèchóng zǎojiù mièjué le, zhǐ liúxià huàshí.

Trilobites died out long ago, leaving only fossils behind.

HSK 7-9

博物馆里展出了一块保存完好的三叶虫化石。

Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yí kuài bǎocún wánhǎo de sānyèchóng huàshí.

The museum has a well-preserved trilobite fossil on display.

memory

Named for the three lobes, 叶 'leaf, lobe', running down its back. Don't confuse it with clover, 三叶草.

三 sān

叶 yè

虫 chóng