地蜘蛛
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 地 | 蜘 | 蛛 |
| じ Grade: 2 |
くも > ぐも | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai | |
| goon | jukujikun | |
Etymology
地 (ji, “earth”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
地蜘蛛 or 地蜘蛛 • (jigumo) ←ぢぐも (digumo)?
- Atypus karschi, a species of purse web spider
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Synonyms
- 土蜘蛛 (tsuchigumo)