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ノコギリクワガタ (のこぎりくわがた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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On summer nights, sawtooth stag beetles gathered on the sap of the sawtooth oak.
Kanji 鍬 hoe with long blade at acute angle Related words クワガタムシ General term for stag beetles; ノコギリクワガタ is a specific species.
ミヤマクワガタ Another common stag beetle species in Japan, often compared with ノコギリクワガタ.
Written forms ノコギリクワガタ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
鋸のこぎり 鍬くわ 形がた
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
鋸鍬形虫のこぎりくわがた
Kanji spelling with 虫; rarely used.
Etymology From 鋸 (nokogiri, 'saw') + 鍬形 (kuwagata, 'hoe-shaped crest; stag beetle'), referring to the saw-like mandibles.
