Definitions
a centipede
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蝍 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 虫 on the left categorizes it within the traditional broad class of insects, worms, and terrestrial arthropods, while the component 即 on the right provides the pronunciation. The character has no independent meaning; it appears exclusively in classical binomes as a bound syllable denoting centipedes and similar multi-legged creeping creatures, and it functions as a taxonomic term for venomous insects in traditional agricultural and medical texts.
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