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あぶらむし【油虫・蚜虫】

abura mushi

Definition

Noun

  1. (Dated) Any scarab beetle of the Mimela genus, otherwise known as shining leaf chafer beetles or flower chafer beetles.
  2. Cockroach

Etymology

Cognate with 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".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji油虫
蚜虫
Kanaあぶらむし
Romanizationabura mushi

意味:こがねむし【黄金虫・金亀子】、ごきぶり・ゴキブリ【蜚蠊】

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油虫
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, July 16). あぶらむし【油虫・蚜虫】 : abura mushi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4863/aburamushi/.