鳶頭百足

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とび
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
むかで
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
kun'yomi goon jukujikun

Noun

(とび)()百足(むかで) or 鳶頭百足(トビズムカデ) • (tobizu mukadeとびづむかで (tobidumukade) or トビヅムカデ (tobidumukade)?

  1. a Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)

Usage notes

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