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Definitions

  1. 1. to perch
  2. 2. to rest (of birds)
  3. 3. to dwell
  4. 4. to live
  5. 5. to stay

Words Containing 栖

两栖
liǎng qī

amphibious

两栖动物
liǎng qī dòng wù

amphibian

两栖类
liǎng qī lèi

class Amphibia

共栖
gòng qī

symbiosis

底栖有孔虫
dǐ qī yǒu kǒng chóng

benthic foraminifera

底栖生物
dǐ qī shēng wù

benthos

梧栖
wú qī

Wuqi or Wuci Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

梧栖镇
wú qī zhèn

Wuqi or Wuci Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

栖住
qī zhù

to dwell

栖地
qī dì

habitat

栖息
qī xī

(of a bird) to perch

栖息地
qī xī dì

habitat

栖木
qī mù

roost

栖身
qī shēn

to stay at

栖霞
xī xiá

Xixia, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

栖霞区
qī xiá qū

Qixia District of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

栖霞市
xī xiá shì

Xixia, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

树栖
shù qī

arboreal

水栖
shuǐ qī

aquatic

良禽择木而栖
liáng qín zé mù ér qī

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

陆栖
lù qī

terrestrial

隐栖动物学
yǐn qī dòng wù xué

cryptozoology

双栖双宿
shuāng qī shuāng sù

see 雙宿雙飛|双宿双飞[shuāng sù shuāng fēi]

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