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A1 Noun

木食(きく)(むし)bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.), gribble (Limnoria lignorum)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      gribble (Limnoria lignorum), grain borer, wood borer

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    木食い虫 【きくいむし】木食虫 【きくいむし】木蠹虫 【きくいむし】蠹 【きくいむし】キクイムシ

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      ()()(むし)体長(たいちょう)(れい)(てん)(はち)から(いち)ミリです。

      The body length of a bark beetle is from 0.8 to 1 millimeter. {bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.), gribble (Limnoria lignorum)}

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      あの(からだ)楕円(だえん)(けい)(むし)()()(むし)()うそうです。

      I heard that the bug with the elliptical shape is called a bark beetle. {bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.), gribble (Limnoria lignorum)}

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      ()()(むし)()(あな)()って生活(せいかつ)していると()きました。

      I heard that bark beetles live by boring holes into trees. {bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.), gribble (Limnoria lignorum)}

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      海中(かいちゅう)木材(もくざい)()()って、木船(もくせん)被害(ひがい)(あた)える(むし)()()(むし)だ。

      The insect that causes damage by eating into the wood in the sea is the gribble. {bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.), gribble (Limnoria lignorum)}

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      ()()(むし)頭部(とうぶ)前胸(ぜんきょう)より(はば)(せま)く、(うし)ろは(まる)いものや(へこ)んでいるものがある。

      The head of the bark beetle is narrower than the prothorax, and the rear part can be round or concave. {bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.), gribble (Limnoria lignorum)}

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