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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蘭虫

蘭鋳
らんちゅう、ランチュウ
ranchu; variety of goldfish
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栗鴫象虫

くりしぎぞうむし、クリシギゾウムシ
chestnut weevil (Curculio dentipes)
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穀象虫

こくぞうむし、コクゾウムシ
maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
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裸虫

はだかむし、らちゅう
caterpillar (esp. hairless); person with scanty supply of clothes
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芸の虫

げいのむし
devotee of the arts
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軍配虫

ぐんばいむし、グンバイムシ
lace bug (any insect of family Tingidae)
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昆虫採集

こんちゅうさいしゅう
insect collecting
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食虫植物

しょくちゅうしょくぶつ
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
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糸状虫

しじょうちゅう
filaria; heartworm
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獅子身中の虫

しししんちゅうのむし
treacherous friend