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蜻蛉目

Mandarin · pinyin qīng líng mù

Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies

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蜻: qīng · dragonfly
蛉: líng · dragonfly, Libellulidae; lacewing
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109

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1–2–4 · qing1 ling2 mu4

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cing1 ling4 muk6

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