蜘蛛海星

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くも ひとで
Hyōgai Hyōgai Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun jukujikun
Alternative spellings
蜘蛛海星 (kyūjitai)
蜘蛛人手
蛇尾 (rare)

Etymology

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Compound of 蜘蛛(くも) (kumo, spider) + 海星(ひとで) (hitode, starfish). First cited to a work from 1884.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蜘蛛(くも)海星(ひとで) or 蜘蛛海星(クモヒトデ) (kumo hitode

  1. [from 1884] brittle star

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. ^ 蜘蛛海星”, 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