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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爬虫類学者

はちゅうるいがくしゃ
herpetologist
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線形虫

せんけいちゅう
nematomorph; horsehair worm; gordian worm; hair worm (any of the parasitic nematode-like worms of phylum Nematomorpha)
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駆虫薬

くちゅうやく
anthelmintic; vermifuge; vermicide; insect repellent
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根喰葉虫

ねくいはむし、ネクイハムシ
leaf beetle (of subfamily Donaciinae)
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昆虫食

こんちゅうしょく
entomophagy; insect eating
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昆虫綱

こんちゅうこう
Insecta (class comprising the insects)
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昆虫ホルモン

こんちゅうホルモン
insect hormone (i.e. ecdysone)
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昆虫ウイルス

こんちゅうウイルス
insect virus
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甲虫類

こうちゅうるい
beetles; coleopterans; coleoptera
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甲虫目

コウチュウ目
こうちゅうもく、コウチュウもく
Coleoptera (the order of insects containing beetles)