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ヤマトマダニ (やまとまだに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヤマトマダニ

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Meanings

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Ixodes ovatus; a species of tick

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name for a tick species found in Japan; used in biological and medical contexts.

ヤマトマダニは日本にほんに広ひろく分ぶん布ぷするマダニの一いっ種

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Ixodes ovatus is a species of tick widely distributed in Japan.

Kanji

大large, big
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
真true, reality, Buddhist sect
蜱tick, mite

Related words

マダニ
マダニ is the general term for hard ticks (family Ixodidae); ヤマトマダニ is one specific species within that group.

Written forms

ヤマトマダニ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
大和やまと真ま蜱だに
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts; 真蜱 is an uncommon character for tick.

Etymology

The name combines 大和 (Yamato, an old name for Japan) and マダニ (hard tick), literally 'Japanese hard tick'. The exact derivation is straightforward; the species was likely named for its prevalence in Japan.