絡らく糸し嬢じょう

noun

cricket; bush-cricket

Rare, literary kanji spelling for こおろぎ (cricket). Used in classical or poetic contexts; not used in everyday writing.

See also: 蟋蟀 (こおろぎ)

• 古こ典てんでは「絡らく糸し嬢じょう」と書かいてこおろぎを指さすことがある。

  In classical texts, 絡糸嬢 is sometimes used to refer to a cricket.