たまむし

Japanese
Alternative spelling
玉虫

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) たま​むし [tàmáꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ma̠mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

たまむし or タマムシ • (tamamushi) ←たまむし (tamamusi)?

  1. jewel beetle (beetle of the family Buprestidae)

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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