蚯蚓蜥蜴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蚯 蚓 蜥 蜴
みみず とかげ
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun jukujikun

Etymology

Compound of 蚯蚓 (mimizu, “earthworm”) +‎ 蜥蜴 (tokage, “lizard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʲimʲizɨᵝto̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

蚯蚓(みみず)蜥蜴(とかげ) • (mimizutokage) 

  1. worm lizard

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ミミズトカゲ.

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