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網翅目 (moushimoku) Japanese meaning: Dictyoptera | Kotomora

網もう翅し目もく

Meanings

1

Dictyoptera; order of cockroaches and mantids

Taxonomic term used in entomology for the insect order comprising cockroaches and mantises.

網もう翅し目もくにはゴキブリとカマキリが含ふくまれる。
Dictyoptera includes cockroaches and mantises.

Kanji

網netting, network
翅(insect) wings, fly, merely
目eye, class, look

Etymology

Compound of 網 (mō, 'net') + 翅 (shi, 'wing') + 目 (moku, 'order'), referring to the net-like wing venation characteristic of this insect order.