螵蛸

piu1 siu1

ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM) · cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸[hai3 piao1 xiao1]{hoi2 piu1 siu1})

Meanings

  1. ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)
  2. cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸[hai3 piao1 xiao1]{hoi2 piu1 siu1})

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