蚯蚓蜥蜴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蚯	蚓	蜥	蜴
みみず		とかげ
Hyōgai	Hyōgai	Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun		jukujikun

Etymology

Compound of 蚯蚓 (mimizu, “earthworm”) +‎ 蜥蜴 (tokage, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲimʲizɨto̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

蚯蚓(みみず)蜥蜴(とかげ) or 蚯蚓蜥蜴(ミミズトカゲ) • (mimizutokage) 

1. worm lizard

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ミミズトカゲ.