螽蟖
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 螽 | 蟖 |
| きりぎりす | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 螽斯 蟋蟀 蛬 |
Etymology
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螽斯 (zhōngsī)
Pronunciation
Noun
螽蟖 or 螽蟖 • (kirigirisu)
- Japanese katydid, Gampsocleis buergeri
- Synonym: 機織 (hataori)
- katydid, an cricket of the family Tettigoniidae
- (archaic) synonym of 蟋蟀 (koorogi, “cricket”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).