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キンバエ (きんばえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

キンバエ

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Meanings

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noun

greenbottle fly; Lucilia caesar

usually written using kana alone

A metallic green fly of the family Calliphoridae; often found around garbage or carrion. The species Lucilia caesar is a typical representative.

キンバエが生なまごみにたかっている。
Greenbottle flies are swarming around the garbage.
キンバエは金きん属ぞく光こう沢たくのある緑みどり色いろをしている。
Greenbottle flies have a metallic green sheen.

Written forms

キンバエ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
金きん蠅ばえUsage100%
Kanji spelling using 金 (gold) and 蠅 (fly); rarely used in modern writing.
金きん蝿ばえ
Variant kanji spelling with 蝿 instead of 蠅; very rare.
青蠅きんばえ
Alternate kanji spelling using 青 (blue/green); rare.
青蝿きんばえ
Variant of 青蠅; very rare.

金きんバエ

Mixed kanji-katakana spelling sometimes seen.

Kanji

金gold
蠅fly
青blue, green
蝿fly

Similar words

クロバエ
A blow fly (family Calliphoridae) that is typically dark or black, in contrast to the metallic green キンバエ.
ニクバエ
A flesh fly (family Sarcophagidae), often larger and with a checkered abdomen, while キンバエ is shiny green.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold') and 蠅 (hae, 'fly'), referring to the metallic golden-green color. The reading きんばえ is a straightforward combination of the two elements.