Read Edit View history 蟊 máo a fly which is used similarly to cantharides Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 蟊 máo grain-eating grub (bound form) an insect pest that eats the roots of young rice sprouts; sometimes used to refer to the Spanish fly Edit Delete 蟊 máo Spanish fly the Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria), a type of blister beetle Edit Delete References Add reference see 蟊/蟊 → 蟊贼/蟊賊 Edit Delete same_as 蝥/蝥 → 蟊/蟊 Edit Delete same_as 蛑/蛑 → 蟊/蟊 Edit Delete
蟊 máo grain-eating grub (bound form) an insect pest that eats the roots of young rice sprouts; sometimes used to refer to the Spanish fly Edit Delete