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Meaning of caterpillar fungus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars
especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
fungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Equivalents

Suomi kiinanloisikka loisikka

日本語冬虫夏草

한국어 동충하초

Tiếng Việt đông trùng hạ thảo

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

caterpillar hunter caterpillar roll caterpillar searcher caterpillar skiing caterpillar track caterpillar tree