牙蟲

Chinese

tooth; ivory animal; insect
trad. (牙蟲) 牙 蟲
simp. (牙虫) 牙 虫
anagram 蟲牙／虫牙

Pronunciation

Noun

牙蟲

  1. water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae)
  2. dental caries

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (牙蟲):
  • → Japanese: 牙蟲(がむし) (gamushi)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 牙蟲 – see the following entry.
【牙虫がむし】
[noun] water scavenger beetle, any beetle of the family Hydrophilidae
[noun] dark diving beetle (Hydrophilus acuminatus)
Alternative spelling
ガムシ
(This term, 牙蟲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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