鞘

鞘翅

qiào chì

elytrum (hardened forewing of Coleoptera beetle, encasing the flight wing)

鞘翅目

qiào chì mù

Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)

鞘脂

qiào zhī

sphingolipid

髓鞘

suǐ qiào

myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)

出鞘

chū qiào

(of a sword etc) to unsheath

刀鞘

dāo qiào

scabbard

卵鞘

luǎn qiào

(invertebrate zoology) ootheca

海鞘

hǎi qiào

sea squirt

胚芽鞘

pēi yá qiào

coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

腱鞘

jiàn qiào

(anatomy) tendon sheath

腱鞘炎

jiàn qiào yán

tenosynovitis (medicine)

叶鞘

yè qiào

(botany) leaf sheath