轡虫

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
くつわ
Hyōgai
むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
轡蟲 (kyūjitai)
くつわ虫
 クツワムシ on Japanese Wikipedia
a female くつわ虫 (kutsuwa mushi)

Noun

(くつわ)(むし) or 轡虫(クツワムシ) (kutsuwa mushi

  1. giant katydid, Mecopoda niponensis, a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae
    Synonyms: ガチャガチャ (gacha gacha), 糸繰 (itokuri), 管巻 (kudamaki)
  2. (figurative) a noisy person, noisy people

Usage notes

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

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