牙虫

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 牙虫 – see 牙蟲 (“water scavenger beetles; dental caries”).
(This term is the simplified form of 牙蟲).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牙 虫
が
Grade: S 		むし
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
牙蟲 (kyūjitai)

Noun

牙(が)虫(むし) or 牙虫(ガムシ) • (gamushi) 

  1. water scavenger beetle, any beetle of the family Hydrophilidae
  2. dark diving beetle (Hydrophilus acuminatus)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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