This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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鈎虫

こうちゅう
hookworm
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寄生虫症

きせいちゅうしょう
parasitic disease; vermination
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機織り虫

はたおりむし
grasshopper
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擬蟻象虫

ありもどきぞうむし、アリモドキゾウムシ
sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius)
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傴僂

背虫、屈背
せむし、くぐせ
hunchback; humpback; crookback
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回虫

蛔虫
かいちゅう
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
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夏虫

なつむし
summer insect; summer insects
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黄星円跳虫

きぼしまるとびむし、キボシマルトビムシ
garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
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金食い虫

かねくいむし
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
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玉虫色

たまむしいろ
iridescent; equivocal; ambivalent; variable meaning; weasel-word; chameleonic interpretation