糸巻海星

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
糸 巻 海 星
いと
Grade: 1 		まき
Grade: 6 		ひとで
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spellings
絲卷海星 (kyūjitai)
糸巻人手

Etymology

Compound of 糸巻(いとまき) (itomaki) + 海星(ひとで) (hitode). First cited to a work from 1847.

Pronunciation

Noun

糸(いと)巻(まき)海星(ひとで) or 糸巻海星(イトマキヒトデ) • (itomaki hitode) 

  1. Patiria pectinifera

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ “糸巻海星”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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