はまだらか

Japanese
Alternative spellings
翅斑蚊
羽斑蚊

Etymology

From 羽(は) (ha) + 斑(まだら) (madara) + 蚊(か) (ka).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はまだら​か [hàmádáráꜜkà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ma̠da̠ɾa̠ka̠]

Noun

はまだらか or ハマダラカ • (hamadaraka) ←はまだらか (famadaraka)?

  1. anopheles (mosquito)

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

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