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insect / bug / worm / CL: 條|条, 隻|只
HSK 4
insect / CL: 隻|只, ,
HSK 7-9
injurious insect / pest
HSK 7-9
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
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  *蟲* | 蟲* | *蟲
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL: 條|条, 隻|只 / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
28-spotted ladybird / hadda beetle / Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
insect pest / damage from insects
dormant insect
insectivorous plant
insect or insect-like small creature (literary) / base person (used as a curse word)
beneficial insect
amoeba / ameba
foraminifera
(coll.) lazybones
schistosomiasis
euglena (biology)
insects of the order Coleoptera (i.e. beetles)
stinkbug
the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
beetle
boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
spermatozoon / spermatozoa
mosquito
beetle
firefly / glowworm / lightning bug
bookworm
Toxoplasma gondii
weevil / snout beetle
plant diseases and insect pests
larva
insecticide / pesticide
caterpillar
parasite (biology) / (fig.) freeloader
seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
worm
roundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking; a mind reader
insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment
poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake / (slang) junkie
insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc / fig. vermin
pitiful creature / wretch
lit. bum beetle / sb who tags along / shadow / sycophant
rice weevil / (fig.) sponger / parasite
maggot
entomology
flying insect / winged insect
caterpillar
mythological insect that makes people doze off / (fig.) drowsiness / (coll.) person who loves sleeping / sleepaholic
tiger
blunderer / bungler
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
shellac
(medicine) babesiosis
mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
insect damage / destruction of crops by pest insects
yes-man / opinionless person
moth / harmful person / vermin
locust
(medicine) scrub typhus; bush typhus; tsutsugamushi disease
protozoan
(entomology) nymph
schistosoma
tooth decay; dental caries / decayed tooth; rotten tooth
(idiom) ferocious beasts
naiad / larva / developmental stage of insect
army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
nematode
whipworm
plasmodium (malaria parasite)
tapeworm
trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide / also called dipterex
centipede
trypanosomiasis
parasitic worm / human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
liver fluke
imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
greenfly (Aphis spp.) / aphid
amoeba / (fig.) sb or sth that is highly adaptable or changeable
beetle larva
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)
pest / evildoer
literary trifles / minor skill
radiolarian (single-celled animal)
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
pink bollworm / Pectinophora gassypiella
wriggler / mosquito larva
insect-catching leaf
a slug / sb with a runny nose
giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)
sandworm
to repel insects; to deworm
tick (the parasitic arachnid)
ladybug / ladybird
reptiles / also written 爬行類|爬行类
armyworm (Mythimna separata)

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