黄金蜘蛛

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かね > がね
Grade: 1
くも > ぐも
Hyōgai Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
黃金蜘蛛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黄金 (kogane, golden) +‎ 蜘蛛 (kumo, spider). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がねぐ [kògánégúꜜmò] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ne̞ɡɯ̟mo̞]

Noun

()(がね)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 黄金蜘蛛(コガネグモ) • (koganegumo

  1. golden spider (Argiope amoena)

Usage notes

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