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luó

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Definitions

  1. 1. spiral shell
  2. 2. snail
  3. 3. conch

Words Containing 螺

福寿螺
fú shòu luó

giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s

螺旋面
luó xuán miàn

fusilli (pasta)

芋螺毒素
yù luó dú sù

conotoxin

螺丝钉
luó sī dīng

screw

鹦鹉螺
yīng wǔ luó

nautilus

螺桨毂
luó jiǎng gū

propeller hub

螺旋钳
luó xuán qián

wrench

陀螺
tuó luó

spinning top

螺旋体
luó xuán tǐ

Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria

包氏螺旋体
bāo shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

螺母螺栓
luó mǔ luó shuān

nuts and bolts

六角螺帽
liù jiǎo luó mào

hexagonal nut

瘪螺痧
biě luó shā

cholera (with dehydration)

螺号
luó hào

conch

钉螺
dīng luó

Oncomelania

螺旋
luó xuán

spiral

螺丝帽
luó sī mào

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

螺旋粉
luó xuán fěn

fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

螺旋曲面
luó xuán qū miàn

spiral surface

田螺
tián luó

river snail

内六角圆柱头螺钉
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng

hexagon socket head cap screw

西螺镇
xī luó zhèn

Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

九孔螺
jiǔ kǒng luó

see 九孔[jiǔ kǒng]

螺距
luó jù

pitch of spiral

核陀螺
hé tuó luó

nuclear gyroscope

螺帽
luó mào

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

碧螺春
bì luó chūn

biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[tài hú], Jiangsu

西螺
xī luó

Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

螺杆
luó gǎn

screw

螺母
luó mǔ

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

杀螺剂
shā luó jì

snail poison

十字头螺刀
shí zì tóu luó dāo

Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)

螺线管
luó xiàn guǎn

solenoid

螺桨
luó jiǎng

propeller

陀螺仪
tuó luó yí

gyroscope

方头螺帽
fāng tóu luó mào

square headed nut

螺旋藻
luó xuán zǎo

spiral algae

螺栓
luó shuān

bolt (male component of nut and bolt)

包柔氏螺旋体
bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

幽门螺杆菌
yōu mén luó gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

螺纹
luó wén

spiral pattern

龟甲宝螺
guī jiǎ bǎo luó

Mauritius cowry

钩端螺旋体病
gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng

leptospirosis

螺旋形
luó xuán xíng

spiral

永不生锈的螺丝钉
yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng

a \screw that never rusts\ — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng], to whom the metaphor is attributed

螺拴
luó shuān

bolt

螺丝钻
luó sī zuàn

auger

螺旋桨
luó xuán jiǎng

propeller

螺钉
luó dīng

screw

螺丝刀
luó sī dāo

screwdriver

螺旋千斤顶
luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng

screw jack

螺丝
luó sī

screw

螺蛳
luó sī

river snail

螺丝母
luó sī mǔ

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

幽门螺旋菌
yōu mén luó xuán jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

玉螺
yù luó

moon snail (sea snail of the Naticidae family)

螺线
luó xiàn

spiral

螺刀
luó dāo

screwdriver

海螺
hǎi luó

sea snail

螺丝起子
luó sī qǐ zi

screwdriver

幽门螺旋杆菌
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

螺丝粉
luó sī fěn

gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

螺髻
luó jì

spiral coil (in hairdressing)