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Middle Chinese 蟻 (derived)
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Southern Amami-Oshima 蟻 (cognate)
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Japanese 蟻の子 (compound)
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Japanese 葉切蟻 (compound)
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Japanese 蟻地獄 (compound)
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Japanese 食蟻獣 (compound)
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Japanese ヒアリ (compound)
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Oki-No-Erabu 蟻 (cognate)
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Northern Amami-Oshima 蟻 (cognate)