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ネッタイイエカ (ねっタイいえか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ネッタイイエカ

also: ねったいいえか

Meanings

1

noun

southern house mosquito

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name Culex quinquefasciatus; a common tropical mosquito species.

ネッタイイエカは熱ねっ帯たい地ち域いきに広ひろく分ぶん布ぷしている。
The southern house mosquito is widely distributed in tropical regions.

Written forms

ネッタイイエカ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name.
熱ねっ帯たい家いえ蚊か
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
ねったいいえか
Hiragana spelling is also used, but katakana is more common for scientific names.

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever

帯sash, belt, obi

家house, home, family

蚊mosquito

Etymology

Compound of 熱帯 (nettai, 'tropical') + 家蚊 (ieka, 'house mosquito').