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Change log entry 42742
Processed by: richwarm (2012-07-30 07:23:02 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 41697 - submitted by 'xiaoxiong' >>
which animals? it's mostly insects and reptiles

Editor: "animals" was the result of someone treating zdic as gospel.
Z has: 动物的通称:大~(老虎)。长~(蛇)。介~(有介壳的虫子)。

But that was the olden days: M ~ 古代對動物的通稱。如老虎稱為「大蟲」,蛇稱為「長蟲」。

I don't think we need to retain that sense.

网虫 Net nerd
应声虫 yes-man
懒虫 lazybones
Diff:
- 蟲 虫 [chong2] /worm or insect/generic term for animals/CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]/
# + 蟲 虫 [chong2] /worm or insect/CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]/
+ 蟲 虫 [chong2] /lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures/CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]/person with a particular undesirable characteristic/
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