アシナシイモリ

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し

な

し

い

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Meanings

1

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.

せい

息そく

する

無む

足そく

の

両りょう

生せい

類るい

です

。

Caecilians are legless amphibians that inhabit tropical regions.

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.

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.

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.

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