紅天蛾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅 天 蛾
べに
Grade: 6 		すずめ
Grade: 1 Hyōgai
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

Blend of 紅 (beni, “crimson”) +‎ 雀蛾 (suzumega, -suzume, “hawkmoth”)

Noun

紅(べに)天蛾(すずめ) or 紅天蛾(ベニスズメ) • (benisuzume) 

  1. elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor

Usage notes

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

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