noun
sawtooth stag beetle; saw stag beetle
Refers specifically to Prosopocoilus inclinatus, a common stag beetle species in Japan. Often written in katakana in field guides and everyday contexts.
夏の夜、ノコギリクワガタがクヌギの樹液に集まっていた。
On summer nights, sawtooth stag beetles gathered on the sap of the sawtooth oak.
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Kanji spelling with 虫; rarely used.
From 鋸 (nokogiri, 'saw') + 鍬形 (kuwagata, 'hoe-shaped crest; stag beetle'), referring to the saw-like mandibles.