花虻

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 1
あぶ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
 ハナアブ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

(はな)(あぶ) or 花虻(ハナアブ) (hanaabu

  1. hoverfly

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).