螟蛉
Dictionary entry
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva
What does 螟蛉 mean?
螟蛉 (míng líng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva
2adopted 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.)
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