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琵琶鱼

pí pa yú

3-character word Traditional 琵琶魚

What 琵琶鱼 means

1. anglerfish

The characters in 琵琶鱼

• 琵písee 琵琶, pipa lute
• 琶pásee 琵琶, pipa lute
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼

Example sentences

• 美国自然历史博物馆的「光之生物」展览展出了发绿色光的水母、额头上提着灯笼的琵琶鱼，以及在洞穴顶棚上悬挂粘液状细丝，用来诱捕猎物的萤火虫。
  The American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light” exhibit features jellyfish that glow green, anglerfish whose lantern-like bulbs dangle from their foreheads and luminous glowworms that hang mucus-like strands from cave ceilings to attract and ensnare their prey.