錨虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錨 虫
いかり
Hyōgai 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
錨蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

錨(いかり) (ikari, “anchor”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect, worm”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ika̠ɾʲimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

錨(いかり)虫(むし) or 錨虫(イカリムシ) • (ikarimushi) 

  1. Lernaea cyprinacea, a species of anchor worm

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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