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ミヤイリガイ (みやいりがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ミヤイリガイ

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Meanings

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noun

Oncomelania hupensis nosophora; miyairigai snail

usually written using kana alone

A freshwater snail that serves as an intermediate host for the Japanese blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum). Primarily a medical and biological term.

See also: 片山貝

ミヤイリガイは日本にほん住じゅう血けつ吸きゅう虫ちゅうの中ちゅう間かん宿しゅく主しゅである。
The miyairigai snail is an intermediate host of the Japanese blood fluke.

かつてミヤイリガイの生せい息そく地ちでは日本にほん住じゅう血けつ吸きゅう虫ちゅう症しょうが流りゅう行こうしていた。

In the past, schistosomiasis japonica was prevalent in habitats of the miyairigai snail.

Written forms

ミヤイリガイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name.
宮みや入いり貝がい
Kanji spelling is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
入enter, insert
貝shellfish

Similar words

片かた山やま貝がい
片山貝 is an older or alternative name for the same snail, but ミヤイリガイ is the more common modern term.

Etymology

Named after the Japanese parasitologist Miyairi who studied the snail's role in schistosomiasis transmission. The exact derivation of the name is well-established in medical history.