祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 奇异 奇異 qí yì fantastic / bizarre / odd / exotic / astonished syn 新奇 xīn qí novel / new / exotic syn 异国 異國 yì guó exotic / foreign syn 奇谈 奇談 qí tán odd story / exotic tale / fig. ridiculous argument 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations syn 奇葩 qí pā exotic flower / (fig.) marvel / prodigy / (slang) weirdo / outlandish 傀 guī grand / strange / exotic 种 種 zhǒng seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts syn 物种 物種 wù zhǒng species syn 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class syn 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person syn 雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology) 达尔文 達爾文 dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3zhong3 Qi3yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 绝种 絕種 jué zhǒng extinct (species) / extinction syn 麋鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered syn 八哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) syn 云雀 雲雀 yún què (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 秃鹫 禿鷲 tū jiù vulture / (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 种群 種群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 白鹤 白鶴 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) syn 画眉 畫眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) syn 禽类 禽類 qín lèi bird species / birds 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens / leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy syn 苍鹰 蒼鷹 cāng yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) syn 菌种 菌種 jūn zhǒng (microorganism) species / strain / (fungus and mushroom) spore / spawn syn 丹顶鹤 丹頂鶴 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn 燕雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple syn 原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species) 喜鹊 喜鵲 xǐ què (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) syn 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) syn 古人类 古人類 gǔ rén lèi ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis 陆生 陸生 lù shēng terrestrial (animal, species) 黄雀 黃雀 huáng què (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) 寒鸦 寒鴉 hán yā (bird species of China) western jackdaw / Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) syn 凤尾竹 鳳尾竹 fèng wěi zhú fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening 苍术 蒼術 cāng zhú black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM) 种畜 種畜 zhǒng chù breeding stock (of animal species) / stud 刀鱼 刀魚 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury 红珊瑚 紅珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) 红火蚁 紅火蟻 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China 薇 wēi Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2] syn 兀鹫 兀鷲 wù jiù vulture / (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) syn 食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species) 白鹳 白鸛 bái guàn (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia) 雉鸡 雉雞 zhì jī (bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 渡鸦 渡鴉 dù yā (bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax) 金翅雀 jīn chì què (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 金丝燕 金絲燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 苍鹭 蒼鷺 cāng lù (bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea) 斑羚 bān líng Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang 大天鹅 大天鵝 dà tiān é (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) syn 奇花异卉 奇花異卉 qí huā yì huì exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom) syn 小天鹅 小天鵝 xiǎo tiān é (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) 品系 品繫 pǐn xì strain (of a species) 绿头鸭 綠頭鴨 lǜ tóu yā (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) syn 绿孔雀 綠孔雀 lǜ kǒng què (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus) 灰鹤 灰鶴 huī hè (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus) 雪雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 鹩哥 鷯哥 liáo gē (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) 吸虫 吸蟲 xī chóng trematoda / fluke / trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans 特有种 特有種 tè yǒu zhǒng endemic species 食肉类 食肉類 shí ròu lèi carnivorous species 五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) syn 鹗 鶚 è (bird species of China) osprey (Pandion haliaetus) syn 蓠 蘺 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 鸴 鷽 xué various species of finch (old) 鳠 鱯 hù a species of freshwater catfish 奇葩异卉 奇葩異卉 qí pā yì huì rare and exotic flora (idiom) 好奇尚异 好奇尚異 hào qí shàng yì to have a taste for the exotic (idiom) 异香扑鼻 異香撲鼻 yì xiāng pū bí exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom) 莙 jūn species of water plant 香味扑鼻 香味撲鼻 xiāng wèi pū bí exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom) 异国情调 異國情調 yì guó qíng diào exoticism / local color / exotic 外来地体 外來地體 exotic terrane / terrane 维基物种 維基物種 wéi jī wù zhǒng Wikispecies, (species.wikimedia.org), online project to catalog all known species 养护野生动物移栖物种公约 養護野生動物移棲物種公約 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species 波恩公约 波恩公約 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species 本土物种 本土物種 native species / indigenous species 土生品种 土生品種 native species / indigenous species 斑翅山鹑 斑翅山鶉 bān chì shān chún (bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica) 槟子 檳子 bīn zi binzi / a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent 频危物种 頻危物種 pín wēi wù zhǒng endangered species 柂 yí (literary) (botany) (a species of linden whose timber was used to make coffins in ancient times) 大鸨 大鴇 dà bǎo (bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda) syn 东方白鹳 東方白鸛 dōng fāng bái guàn (bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) 黑头角雉 黑頭角雉 hēi tóu jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) 红腹角雉 紅腹角雉 hóng fù jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) 红胸角雉 紅胸角雉 hóng xiōng jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) 红嘴鸥 紅嘴鷗 hóng zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 红嘴相思鸟 紅嘴相思鳥 hóng zuǐ xiāng sī niǎo (bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) 灰腹角雉 huī fù jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) 家燕 jiā yàn (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) syn 