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天螻

简天蝼 · 繁天螻

Mandarin · pinyin tiān lóu

mole cricket
slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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蝼: lóu · a mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana

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