白筋髪切
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 白 | 筋 | 髪 | 切 |
| しろ Grade: 1 |
すじ Grade: 6 |
かみ Grade: S |
きり Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 白筋髮切 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
By surface analysis, 白 (shiro, “white”) + 筋 (suji, “strand”) + 髪切 (kamikiri, “longhorn beetle”).
Noun
白筋髪切 or 白筋髪切 • (shirosuji-kamikiri)
- Batocera lineolata, an East Asian species of longhorn beetle.
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 シロスジカミキリ (shirosuji-kamikiri).