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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油虫

あぶら虫、蚜虫
あぶらむし、アブラムシ
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite; visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look
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三葉虫

さんようちゅう
trilobite
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有孔虫

ゆうこうちゅう
foraminifer; foraminiferan
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殺虫剤

さっちゅうざい
insecticide; pesticide
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有鉤条虫

ゆうこうじょうちゅう
hooked tapeworm
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根切虫

根切り虫
ねきりむし
cutworm
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食虫

しょくちゅう
insectivore
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真田虫

さなだむし、サナダムシ
tapeworm
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蝕む

虫食む
むしばむ
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
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虫取り

虫とり
むしとり
insect catching; bug catching