Words — 11 found
あぶ
虻
1. horsefly; gadflyUsually written using kana alone
2. Abu
虻 【あむ】、蝱 【あぶ】、蝱 【あむ】、アブ
あむ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 蝱: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. あむ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 蝱: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
あぶはちと
虻蜂取らず
1. attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the beeIdiomatic expression
あぶはち取らず 【あぶはちとらず】、虻蜂とらず 【あぶはちとらず】、アブハチ取らず 【アブハチとらず】
はなあぶ
花虻
1. hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.); syrphidUsually written using kana alone
2. drone fly (Eristalis tenax)Usually written using kana alone
ハナアブ
つりあぶ
吊虻
1. bee fly (any insect of family Bombyliidae)Usually written using kana alone
釣虻 【つりあぶ】、長吻虻 【つりあぶ】、ツリアブ
むしひきあぶ
虫引虻
1. robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)Usually written using kana alone
虫曳虻 【むしひきあぶ】、食虫虻 【むしひきあぶ】、ムシヒキアブ
あかうしあぶ
赤牛虻
1. Tabanus chrysurus (species of horsefly)Usually written using kana alone
アカウシアブ
みずあぶ
水虻
1. soldier fly (any fly of family Stratiomyidae, esp. species Stratiomys japonica)Usually written using kana alone
ミズアブ