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オオツチグモ (ootsuchigumo) Japanese meaning: tarantula | Kotomora

オオツチグモ

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お

つ

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ぐ

も

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any spider of the family Theraphosidae. In Japanese, the katakana name is the standard way to refer to this animal.

オオツチグモは大おおきな体からだと毛け深ぶかい脚あしが特とく徴ちょうだ

。

Tarantulas are characterized by their large bodies and hairy legs.

ペットとしてオオツチグモを飼かっている人ひともいる。

Some people keep tarantulas as pets.

Kanji

大large, big
土soil, earth, ground
蜘spider
蛛spider

Built from

大おお+つちぐも

Written forms

オオツチグモ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
大おお土つち蜘蛛ぐも
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts; learners should use the katakana form.

Etymology

The name combines 大 (おお, 'large') + 土蜘蛛 (つちぐも, an old word for a type of ground-dwelling spider). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is now used as the standard Japanese name for tarantulas.