蟻地獄

Japanese

蟻地獄 (arijigoku): an antlion larva.

蟻地獄 (arijigoku): an antlion's trap, dug in a sandy soil.

Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) +‎ 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”).[1][2][3]

蟻(あり)地(じ)獄(ごく) or 蟻地獄(アリジゴク) • (arijigoku) ^{←ありぢごく (aridigoku) or アリヂゴク (aridigoku)^?}

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

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Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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