WordTaiwan frequency #16,515
蚊蟲
ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
“mosquitoes and similar small flying insects; insect pests that bite”
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- 昆蟲ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect; a general term for bugs and insects.
- 蚊子mosquito; small flying insect that bites and feeds on blood; spreads diseases like malaria and dengue
- 幼蟲ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ(entomology) larva; the early developmental stage of an insect or other invertebrate, before metamorphosis.
- 螢火蟲ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊfirefly; glowworm; lightning bug; small flying beetle whose abdomen glows at night; beneficial to agriculture by eating pests
- 蟲子insect; bug; worm; a person who profits from something
- 病蟲害ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋplant diseases and insect pests; combined term for crop diseases and insect damage
- 成蟲ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊadult insect; mature insect that has completed metamorphosis and can reproduce
- 毛毛蟲ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄇㄠ ㄔㄨㄥˊcaterpillar; hairy insect larva
- 甲蟲ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊbeetle; general term for insects of the order Coleoptera, having hardened front wings that cover the membranous hind wings and abdomen
- 寄生蟲ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊparasite (worm or other organism living on or in a host); figuratively, a person who lives off others without contributing
- 蝗蟲ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊlocust; grasshopper; glutton, someone who eats a huge amount
- 害蟲ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect that harms people, crops, or trees; pest; e.g. mosquitoes, flies, locusts, borers