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螟蛉
míng​líng

adopted son

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
螟蛉 míng​líng
adopted son noun
an adopted son; derived from a traditional misconception that wasps raise caterpillars as their own young
caterpillar punctuation
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva

Frequency

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0.022 per million

Sources

Definitions
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Frequency data
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