水虻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	虻
みず Grade: 1	あぶ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 虻(あぶ) (abu, “horsefly”).

Noun

水(みず)虻(あぶ) or 水虻(ミズアブ) • (mizuabu)

soldier fly, stratiomyid (Stratiomyidae)

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 ミズアブ (mizuabu).