枝尺蠖

枝尺取

Reading

Kana: えだしゃくとり

Romaji: edashakutori

Definition

noun

1

geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)

Note: word usually written using kana alone; obscure term

See also: 尺蛾

Kanji

枝

Readings: シ、 えだ

Meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

尺

Reading: シャク

Meanings: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

蠖

Readings: ワク、 カク

Meanings: inchworm, geometer

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up