あかむし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あかむし – see the following entry.

【赤虫】 [noun] bloodworm, various worms of the family Eunicidae; often used as fishing bait or fish food [noun] red velvet mite, harvest mite, various mites of the family Trombidiidae; (especially) Trombicula akamushi [noun] larva of a chironomid, lake fly, any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae Alternative spelling アカムシ

(This term, あかむし (akamushi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)