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カマアシムシ目 (カマアシムシもく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カマアシムシ目もく

also: かまあしむしもく

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Meanings

1

Protura; order of wingless insects

Taxonomic term for an order of tiny, soil-dwelling, wingless insects. Used in biological and entomological contexts.

カマアシムシ目もくは土ど壌じょう中ちゅうに生せい息そくする微び小しょうな昆こん虫ちゅうの一

いち

群ぐん

で

ある

。

Protura is a group of tiny insects that live in the soil.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
鎌sickle, scythe, trick
足leg, foot, be sufficient
虫insect, bug, temper

Written forms

カマアシムシ目もく
Standard katakana-kanji spelling for the taxonomic order Protura.
鎌かま足あし虫むし目もく
Kanji spelling using 鎌足虫 for the insect name; rarely used in modern contexts.
かまあしむしもく

Etymology

From カマアシムシ (kamāshimushi, 'proturan') + 目 (moku, 'order'), a calque of the taxonomic name Protura.