はまだらか

Japanese
Alternative spellings
翅斑蚊
羽斑蚊

Etymology

From 羽(は) (ha) + 斑(まだら) (madara) + 蚊(か) (ka).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はまだら​か [hàmádáráꜜkà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ma̠da̠ɾa̠ka̠]

Noun

はまだらか or ハマダラカ • (hamadaraka) ←はまだらか (famadaraka)?

  1. anopheles (mosquito)

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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