🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
あぶらむし【油虫・蚜虫】 : abura mushi | define meaning
abura mushi
Definition
Noun
- (Dated) Any scarab beetle of the Mimela genus, otherwise known as shining leaf chafer beetles or flower chafer beetles.
- Cockroach
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese あぶらむし【油虫・蚜虫】 abura mushi "aphid, plant louse", regionally used to mean "cockroach". Ultimately from あぶら【油】 abura "oil" and むし【虫】 mushi "insect, bug".
意味：こがねむし【黄金虫・金亀子】、ごきぶり・ゴキブリ【蜚蠊】