アシナシイモリ

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Meanings

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noun

usually written using kana alone

A legless, burrowing amphibian of the order Gymnophiona. The Japanese name literally means 'legless newt', but it is not a true newt.

この珍めずらしいアシナシイモリは土つちの中なかで生せい活かつしている。

This rare caecilian lives underground.

アシナシイモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
足無井守あしなしいもり
Kanji spelling; rarely used and potentially confusing.
足あし無なし井い守もり
Kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used.

イモリ
イモリ (newt) is a tailed amphibian with legs, while アシナシイモリ is a legless amphibian of a different order.
サンショウウオ
サンショウウオ (salamander) is a general term for tailed amphibians; アシナシイモリ is not a salamander but a caecilian.

Compound of 足無し (ashinashi, 'legless') + 井守 (imori, 'newt'), literally 'legless newt'. The name is descriptive, though caecilians are not true newts.