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beetle
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The character 蛣 is a phono-semantic compound with the radical 虫 on the left, which places it within the semantic category of insects and worms. The right component 吉 serves as the phonetic element, indicating the pronunciation. Semantically, 蛣 refers to specific insects like wood-boring beetles. It frequently appears in the compound term 蛣蜣, a regional variant for dung beetles, illustrating its use in specialized entomological vocabulary.
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