孑孒

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Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 孑孓 (“mosquito larva; wriggler; bending and stretching”).
(This term is a variant form of 孑孓).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぼうふら
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Edo period. (Can this( ) etymology be sourced?) Shift from bōfuri (see below).

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 孑孓 (jiéjué).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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孑孒(ぼうふら) or 孑孒(ボウフラ) (bōfuraばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)
    Synonyms: 孑孑 (ketsuketsu), 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ぼうふり
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally stick-waving insect).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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孑孒(ぼうふり) (bōfuriばうふり (baufuri)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN