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螟 (ずいむし) — injurious parasite | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
螟

螟

螟ずいむし

injurious parasite

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Kun'yomi

ずいむし

On'yomi

メイミョウ

injurious parasite

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Concepts using this kanji

一点大螟蛾

yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas)

yellow stem borer (species of moth, Scirpophaga incertulas)

striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)

striped stem borer larva

pyralid larva

hornworm

pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)

熨斗目斑螟蛾

Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)

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熨斗目斑螟蛾