ヘリカメムシ

also: へりかめむし

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Meanings

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noun

coreid bug; leaf-footed bug

usually written using kana alone

Refers to insects of the family Coreidae, often called leaf-footed bugs or squash bugs. The Japanese name ヘリカメムシ literally means 'edge stink bug', referring to the expanded edges of the abdomen.

庭にわの野や菜さいにヘリカメムシがたくさんついていた。

There were many coreid bugs on the vegetables in the garden.

ヘリカメムシはカメムシの仲なか間まで、腹ふく部ぶの縁ふちが広ひろがっているのが特とく徴ちょうです。

The coreid bug is a type of stink bug, characterized by the expanded edges of its abdomen.

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection
亀tortoise, turtle
虫insect, bug, temper

Related words

カメムシ
カメムシ is the general term for stink bugs (family Pentatomidae), while ヘリカメムシ specifically refers to coreid bugs, which have a different body shape and often feed on plants.

Word family

ホソヘリカメムシ
Riptortus pedestris; broad-headed bug

Built from

へり+カメムシ

Written forms

へりかめむし
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still used.
縁へり亀かめ虫むし
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in scientific or older texts; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Compound of ヘリ (縁, 'edge') + カメムシ (亀虫, 'stink bug'), referring to the expanded lateral margins of the abdomen typical of coreid bugs. The katakana spelling is conventional for biological names.