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ヤニサシガメ

Meanings

1

noun

assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)

usually written using kana alone

A specific species of assassin bug; the Japanese name literally means 'resin-stabbing stink bug', though it is not a true stink bug.

ヤニサシガメは樹じゅ液えきに集あつまる昆こん虫ちゅうを捕ほ食しょくする。
The assassin bug (Velinus nodipes) preys on insects that gather at tree sap.

Written forms

ヤニサシガメ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
脂刺椿象やにさしがめ
Kanji spelling using 椿象 for 'stink bug', but this insect is an assassin bug; the kanji form is rare and may be confusing.
脂刺亀虫やにさしがめ
Alternate kanji spelling using 亀虫 for 'stink bug'; even rarer than 脂刺椿象.

Kanji

脂fat, grease, tallow

刺thorn, pierce, stab

椿camellia

象elephant, pattern after, imitate

亀tortoise, turtle

虫insect, bug, temper

Etymology

The name is a compound of 脂 (yani, 'resin/tree sap'), 刺し (sashi, 'stabbing'), and 亀虫/椿象 (kame-mushi/kamemushi, 'stink bug'), referring to its sap-associated predatory behavior and superficial resemblance to stink bugs.