与那国蚕

Japanese

Kanji in this term
与	那	国	蚕
よ Grade: S	な Grade: S	くに > ぐに Grade: 2	さん Grade: 6
on'yomi	goon	kun'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spelling
與那國蠶 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

与那国(よなぐに) (Yonaguni) + 蚕(さん) (san, “silkworm”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞na̠ɡɯ̟ɲ̟isã̠ɴ]

Noun

与(よ)那(な)国(ぐに)蚕(さん) or 与那国蚕(ヨナグニサン) • (yonagunisan) 

1. Atlas moth, Attacus atlas

Usage notes

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