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ホソヘリカメムシ (ほそへりかめむし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホソヘリカメムシ

Meanings

1

noun

Riptortus pedestris; broad-headed bug

usually written using kana alone

A species of broad-headed bug (family Alydidae) found in East Asia, known as a pest of legumes.

ホソヘリカメムシは大だい豆ずの害がい虫ちゅうとして知しられている。
Riptortus pedestris is known as a pest of soybeans.

Written forms

ホソヘリカメムシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this insect name; usually written in kana.
細ほそ縁へり亀かめ虫むし
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper

affinity, relation, connection

亀tortoise, turtle

虫insect, bug, temper

Etymology

Compound of 細縁 (hosoheri, 'narrow edge') + 亀虫 (kamemushi, 'stink bug'), referring to the insect's narrow body margin.