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樟蠶
zhāng​cán

camphor silkworm

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
樟蚕 樟蠶 zhāng​cán
camphor silkworm
A type of wild silkworm (Eriogyna pyretorum) that feeds on camphor tree leaves; its silk is tough and used for surgical sutures or fishing line

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0.002 per million

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Classifier

  • 条 tiáo

Same as

  • 天蚕 tiān​cán

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