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Kotomora

おおしもふりえだしゃく

Meanings

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noun

peppered moth

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the peppered moth (Biston betularia), a well-known species in evolutionary biology. The name is a compound of descriptive elements: 大 (large), 霜降 (frosted/mottled), 枝 (branch), 尺 (measuring worm/inchworm).