English
- long legged spider
- octopus
- used in 螵蛸[piao1 xiao1]
- octopus
- used in 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1] and 肖蛸[xiao1 shao1]
- chrysalis of mantis
Words containing 蛸
- 螵蛸piu1 siu1
ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)
- 巴蛸baa1 saau1
(dialect) octopus
- 肖蛸ciu3 saau1
variant of 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1]
- 蚆蛸baa1 saau1
variant of 巴蛸[ba1 shao1]
- 蠨蛸siu1 saau1
long-jawed orb weaver; long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae)
- 八帶蛸baat3 daai3 saau1
(Shandong dialect) octopus
- 海螵蛸hoi2 piu1 saau1
cuttlebone (used in TCM)
- 蠨蛸滿室siu1 saau1 mun5 sat1