アカムシ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of アカムシ – see the following entry.

【赤虫あかむし】 [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

(This term, アカムシ (akamushi), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)