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おおしもふりえだしゃく
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. peppered moth (Biston betularia)
Alt. forms
おおしもふりえだしゃく
大
おお
霜
しも
降
ふり
枝
えだ
尺
しゃく
Composed of
おお
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
しもふり
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
えだしゃく
geometer moth; geometrid (of the Ennominae subfamily)