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アスプ鎖蛇 (アスプくさりへび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アスプくさりへび

Meanings

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noun

asp viper

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Vipera aspis, a venomous snake found in Europe.

アスプくさりへびはヨーロッパに生せい息そくする毒どく蛇へびです。
The asp viper is a venomous snake that lives in Europe.

Kanji

鎖chain, irons, connection
蛇snake, serpent, hard drinker

Etymology

The name combines the katakana loanword アスプ (from English 'asp') with the Japanese 鎖蛇 (くさりへび, 'chain snake'), a term for vipers. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely reflects a descriptive or taxonomic naming pattern.