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蠕蟲

蠕蟲

See also: 蠕虫

Chinese

to squirm; to wiggle; to wriggle
 
an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (蠕蟲) 蠕 蟲
simp. (蠕虫) 蠕 虫

Noun

蠕蟲

  1. worm

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蠕 蟲
ぜん
Hyōgaiji 		ちゅう
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

蠕蟲 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 蠕虫, hiragana ぜんちゅう, romaji zenchū)

  1. Kyūjitai spelling of 蠕虫

Etymology

From 蠕 (rú, “wiggle”) + 蟲／虫 (chóng, “worm or insect”)

Pronunciation

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