しゃくとりむし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
尺取り虫
尺取虫

Etymology

From 尺(しゃく) (shaku, “shaku”) + 取(と)り (tori, “taking”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取(と)る (toru).) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しゃくとり​むし [shàkútóríꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ɾʲimɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

しゃくとりむし or シャクトリムシ • (shakutorimushi) ←しやくとりむし (syakutorimusi)?

  1. measuring worm; looper

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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