緩歩動物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緩	歩	動	物
かん Grade: S	ほ > ぽ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

緩 (かん)歩 (ぽ) (kanpo, “to leisurely walk”) + 動物 (どうぶつ) (dōbutsu, “animal”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) かんぽどーぶつ [kàńpó dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
- IPA^(key): [kã̠mpo̞ do̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

緩歩動物 (hiragana かんぽどうぶつ, rōmaji kanpo dōbutsu, historical hiragana くわんぽどうぶつ)

a tardigrade; a water bear

Synonyms

クマムシ (kumamushi)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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