螟

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What 螟 means

boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

Pictophonetic: semantic 虫 (insect), phonetic 冥

Made of 虫 + 冥

Words with 螟

• 螟蛉míng línggreen 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.)
• 螟蛉子míng líng zǐadopted son
• 螟虫míng chóngboring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

Characters that sound like 螟

明名命鸣铭冥瞑酩茗