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Kanji Detail for 蠼 - "earwig"
蠼
- Meaning
蠼 means "earwig."
Earwig - An insect of the order Dermaptera (used in compound 蠼螋).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
earwig
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
used in 蠼螋[qu2 sou1]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
earwig
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
蠼■ (earwig). An insect name. Often found in damp places under walls and boards. Less than an inch long. Body is black, legs are yellow. Can move quickly. Six legs. Tail end has a forked pincers. When approached by people, releases poisonous liquid for self-protection.
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