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Japanese
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死番蟲 (kyūjitai)
シバンムシ
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Etymology
死 (shi, “death”) + 番 (ban, “watch over, vigil”) + 虫 (mushi, “insect, bug”), calque of English deathwatch beetle.
Noun
死番虫 • (shibanmushi)
- deathwatch beetle