used in 螵蛸[piao1 xiao1]

(dialect) octopus

variant of 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1]

variant of 巴蛸[ba1 shao1]

ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM); cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸[hai3 piao1 xiao1])