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螟蛾

螟蛾

Chinese

Heliothus armigera moth
simp. and trad.
(螟蛾)

Noun

螟蛾

  1. (adult form of) snout moths (family Pyralidae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めい
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

螟蛾 (hiragana めいが, katakana メイガ, romaji meiga)

  1. pyralid

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9