臀角

túnjiǎo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 anal angle
  2. 2 the rear inner corner of an insect wing, where the anal margin meets the outer margin

Examples

HSK 7-9
Húdié hòu chì de túnjiǎo yǒushí huì yǒu wěi tū.
The anal angle of a butterfly's hindwing sometimes bears a tail-like projection.
HSK 7-9
Jiàndìng zhè zhǒng ézi kěyǐ kàn túnjiǎo de bānwén.
You can identify this moth by looking at the markings on its anal angle.

Tips

usage
Technical entomology term. 臀 ('rear, anal') describes the hindmost part of the wing and 角 ('corner, angle') names the point. Field guides use the anal angle's shape, colour and scaling as a key character for separating closely related species.

Stroke Order

臀 tún
角 jiǎo