Word information
Simplified螟蛉
Traditional螟蛉
Pinyinmíng líng
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Chinese word dictionary
螟蛉
míng líng · green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva; adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
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