Chinese edit

field; farm aquatic snail
simp. and trad.
(田螺)
alternative forms 塍螺 Min Nan
 
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田螺

  1. river snail (a generic term referring to freshwater snails)

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
にし
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
タニシ

Noun edit

()(にし) (tanishi

  1. river snail

Usage notes edit

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as タニシ.