dung beetle (classical text term)
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dung beetle (archaic term found in classical texts)
archaicAn extremely rare, literary/classical Chinese term for the insect commonly known as "蜣螂" (qiāng láng). Primarily encountered in ancient literature or specialized historical texts.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
ǒu偶
jiàn见
‘‘
qī蛒
qiāng螯
’
yī一
cí词
，
shí实
zhǐ指
qiāng蜣
láng螂
。
The term 'qīqiāng' is occasionally seen in ancient texts and actually refers to the dung beetle.
Cǐ此
chóng虫
zài在
《
Ěr尔
yǎ雅
》
zhōng中
huò或
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
qī蛒
qiāng螯
。
This insect might have been called 'qīqiāng' in the ancient dictionary 'Erya'.