みどりむし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
緑虫

Etymology

From 緑(みどり) (midori, “green”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みどりむし [mìdóríꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲido̞ɾʲimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

みどりむし or ミドリムシ • (midorimushi) ←みどりむし (midorimusi)?

  1. euglena

Usage notes

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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