ミズスマシ – Vocabulary details

ミズスマシ

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)

2. pond skater; water strider

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters

primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

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