軍配虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軍	配	虫
ぐん Grade: 4	はい > ばい Grade: 3	むし Grade: 1
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
軍配蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

By surface analysis, 軍(ぐん)配(ばい) (gunbai) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Noun

軍(ぐん)配(ばい)虫(むし) or 軍配虫(グンバイムシ) • (gunbai mushi)

lace bug (Tingidae)

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 グンバイムシ (gunbai mushi).