笹蜘蛛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笹	蜘	蛛
ささ Jinmeiyō	くも > ぐも
ささ Jinmeiyō	Hyōgai	Hyōgai
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

From 笹(ささ) (sasa, “bamboo grass”) + 蜘蛛(くも) (kumo, “spider”).

Noun

笹(ささ)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 笹蜘蛛(ササグモ) • (sasagumo)

Oxyopes sertatus

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 ササグモ (sasagumo).