カマキリ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カマキリ – see the following entries.
杜父魚かまきり
[noun] a fourspine sculpin (species Cottus kazika); very similar to the kajika (see below), but larger
Alternative spelling
鎌切
螳螂かまきり
[noun] a mantis (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
[noun] (by extension, from the slender build of the insect) a skinny person or horse
[noun] (rare) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika.
Alternative spellings
蟷螂, 鎌切, 杜父魚
蟷螂かまきり
[noun] a mantis (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
[noun] (by extension, from the slender build of the insect) a skinny person or horse
[noun] (rare) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika
Alternative spellings
螳螂, 鎌切, 杜父魚
(This term, カマキリ (kamakiri), is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)