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Japanese
Alternative spellings
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女郞蜘蛛 (kyūjitai) 絡新婦
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女郎蜘蛛 on Japanese Wikipedia
Etymology
女郎 (jorō, “prostitute”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
女郎蜘蛛 or 女郎蜘蛛 • (jorōgumo) ←じよらうぐも (zyoraugumo) or ジヨラウグモ (zyoraugumo)?
- a jorōgumo
- a joro spider (Nephila clavata)