糸巻海星

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いと
Grade: 1
まき
Grade: 6
ひとで
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spellings
絲卷海星 (kyūjitai)
糸巻人手

Etymology

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Compound of 糸巻(いとまき) (itomaki) + 海星(ひとで) (hitode). First cited to a work from 1847.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) とまきとで [ìtómákí híꜜtòdè] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ito̞ma̠kʲi çi̥to̞de̞]

Noun

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(いと)(まき)海星(ひとで) or 糸巻海星(イトマキヒトデ) (itomaki hitode

  1. [from 1847] Patiria pectinifera

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).

References

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  1. ^ 糸巻海星”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN