蠐 (qí) - Maggot — refers to grubs or larvae, particularly

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Maggot — refers to grubs or larvae, particularly the larvae of certain beetles that bore into wood or live in soil.

Maggot — refers to grubs or larvae, particularly

Usage highlights

Grub wormWoodLarva typeInsect larva

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The term for a grub worm (蠐螬).
  • The wood was damaged by wood-boring larvae (蠐虫).
  • This character appears in classical texts describing pests (蠐类).

Collocations

  • Grub worm(蠐螬)
  • Wood-boring larva(蠐虫)
  • Larva type(蠐类)
  • Insect larva(虫蠐)

Idioms

  • No specific common idioms feature this character prominently

Cultural background

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  • Primarily appears in entomological or agricultural contexts referring to destructive larvae.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese outside technical or classical references.

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