しゃくとりむし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
尺取り虫
尺取虫

Etymology

From 尺(しゃく) (shaku, “shaku”) + 取(と)り (tori, “taking”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取(と)る (toru).) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しゃくとり​むし [shàkútóríꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ɾʲimɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

しゃくとりむし or シャクトリムシ • (shakutorimushi) ←しやくとりむし (syakutorimusi)?

  1. measuring worm; looper

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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