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蝥

Mandarin · pinyin máo

variant of 蟊 máo

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蝥: máo · Chinese blister beetle; Spanish fly

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2 · mao2

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maau4 · mau4

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used in 螌蝥 and 斑蝥 (bānmáo)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蟊 (“insect that eats the roots of seedlings”)
used in 蝥弧 (máohú)

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used in 蛛蝥 (zhūwú) and 蝃蝥 (zhuōwú)
used in 蝥網／蝥网

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