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