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a kind of insect, (non-classical form of 珧) scallops, found in abundance in the China Sea; the shells contain mother-of-pearl, and the compressor muscle or ligament is dried and imported into China as Compoy ( 干貝); also called ( 江瑤柱) it is highly esteemed as an article of food, both in China and Japan
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《集韻》餘招切，音餆。《類篇》蟲名。 又《正字通》同珧。引《六書故》：似蚌，其柱最珍。別見玉部。