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ヘラクレス大兜

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
かぶと
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ヘラクレス大甲
 ヘラクレスオオカブト on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Blend of ヘラクレス (Herakuresu, Heracles) +‎ (ō, big) +‎ 兜虫 (kabutomushi, rhinoceros beetle)

Noun

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ヘラクレス(おお)(かぶと) or ヘラクレス大兜(オオカブト) (herakuresu ōkabuto

  1. Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).