衣蛾

Japanese
Kanji in this term
衣 蛾
い
Grade: 4		 が
Hyōgaiji

Etymology

Compound of 衣 (i, “clothing”) +‎ 蛾 (ga, “moth”).

Noun

衣蛾(イガ) • (iga) 

  1. Tinea translucens, a species of clothes moth

Usage notes

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

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