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

Word

蜷局
とぐろ
coil
Word

とぐろを解く

塒を解く、蜷局を解く
とぐろをほどく
to uncoil itself
Word

とぐろを巻く

塒を巻く、蜷局を巻く
とぐろをまく
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
Word

牙海蜷

きばうみにな、キバウミニナ
mud creeper (Terebralia palustris)
Word

海蜷

うみにな、ウミニナ
many-formed cerith (Batillaria multiformis)
Word

細海蜷

ほそうみにな、ホソウミニナ
Japanese false cerith (Batillaria cumingii)
Word

疣海蜷

いぼうみにな、イボウミニナ
Batillaria zonalis (small sandy shore snail)