タガメ

noun

giant water bug; Lethocerus deyrollei

A large aquatic insect found in rice paddies and ponds in East Asia. Known for its painful bite and sometimes eaten as a delicacy.

• 田たんぼで大おおきなタガメを見みつけた。

  I found a big giant water bug in the rice paddy.

• タガメは水すい生せい昆こん虫ちゅうの一いっ種しゅです。

  The giant water bug is a type of aquatic insect.