See Serica on Wiktionary
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"China",
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"reach",
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[
"Chinese",
"Chinese"
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[
"sea",
"sea"
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"country"
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"word": "Res Publica Popularis Sinarum"
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"word": "Amiserica"
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{
"word": "Anomioserica"
},
{
"word": "Aphaenoserica"
},
{
"word": "Archoserica"
},
{
"word": "Aulacoserica"
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{
"word": "Autoserica"
},
{
"word": "Calloserica"
},
{
"word": "Camentoserica"
},
{
"word": "Charioserica"
},
{
"word": "Chrysoserica"
},
{
"word": "Clypeoserica"
},
{
"word": "Comaserica"
},
{
"word": "Conioserica"
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{
"word": "Corynoserica"
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{
"word": "Cyphoserica"
},
{
"word": "Deroserica"
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{
"word": "Pachyderoserica"
},
{
"word": "Diaphoroserica"
},
{
"word": "Doleroserica"
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{
"word": "Eriphoserica"
},
{
"word": "Etiserica"
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{
"word": "Euserica"
},
{
"word": "Gastroserica"
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{
"word": "Glaphyserica"
},
{
"word": "Glycyserica"
},
{
"word": "Gynaecoserica"
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{
"word": "Hellaserica"
},
{
"word": "Heteroserica"
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{
"word": "Homaloserica"
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{
"word": "Hyboserica"
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{
"word": "Hyposerica"
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{
"word": "Idaeserica"
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{
"word": "Lamproserica"
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{
"word": "Lasioserica"
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{
"word": "Lepidoserica"
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{
"word": "Loboserica"
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{
"word": "Manoserica"
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{
"word": "Mericserica"
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{
"word": "Mesoserica"
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{
"word": "Microserica"
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{
"word": "Microsericaria"
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{
"word": "Nedymoserica"
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{
"word": "Nematoserica"
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{
"word": "Neoserica"
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"word": "Neosericania"
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{
"word": "Nepaloserica"
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{
"word": "Neuroserica"
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{
"word": "Nipponoserica"
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{
"word": "Onychoserica"
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{
"word": "Orthoserica"
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{
"word": "Ovoserica"
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{
"word": "Oxyserica"
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{
"word": "Pachyserica"
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"word": "Paraserica"
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{
"word": "Parautoserica"
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{
"word": "Parthenoserica"
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{
"word": "Periserica"
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{
"word": "Philoserica"
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{
"word": "Phylloserica"
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{
"word": "Plaesioserica"
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{
"word": "Plotopuserica"
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{
"word": "Plusioserica"
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{
"word": "Psednoserica"
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{
"word": "Rhynchoserica"
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{
"word": "Selaserica"
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{
"word": "Sericania"
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{
"word": "Pseudosericania"
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{
"word": "Sericesthis"
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{
"word": "Sericoides"
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{
"word": "Sericospilus"
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{
"word": "Setiserica"
},
{
"word": "Somatoserica"
},
{
"word": "Sphecoserica"
},
{
"word": "Stenoserica"
},
{
"word": "Taiwanoserica"
},
{
"word": "Tamnoserica"
},
{
"word": "Tephraeoserica"
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{
"word": "Tetraserica"
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{
"word": "Thrymoserica"
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{
"word": "Trachyserica"
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "Eukaryota"
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}
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