ゆすりか
Japanese
editAlternative spelling |
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揺蚊 |
Etymology
editFrom 揺すり (yusuri, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 揺する (yusuru, “shake”)) + 蚊 (ka, “mosquito”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editゆすりか or ユスリカ • (yusurika) ←ゆすりか (yusurika)?
- chironomid, any of various midges of the family Chironomidae
Usage notes
edit- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also
edit- ユスリカ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- “ユスリカ”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984