𧔝

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𧔝(やままゆ) or 𧔝(ヤママユ) • (yamamayu) 

1. Japanese silk moth (Antheraea yamamai)

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤママユ (yamamayu).

• (A. yamamai): 山繭(やままゆ) (yamamayu), 山(やま)繭(まゆ)蛾(が) (yamamayuga), 天(てん)蚕(さん) (tensan)