鳶頭百足

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳶	頭	百	足
とび Jinmeiyō	ず Grade: 2	むかで
		Grade: 1	Grade: 1
kun'yomi	goon	jukujikun

Noun

鳶(とび)頭(ず)百足(むかで) or 鳶頭百足(トビズムカデ) • (tobizu mukade) ^{←とびづむかで (tobidumukade) or トビヅムカデ (tobidumukade)?}

1. a Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)

Usage notes

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