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Noun
1. mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. being penniless; being brokeColloquial, Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to おけら, Only applies to オケラ
Wikipedia definition
3. Mole cricketThe mole crickets are the family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied insects about 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) long, with small eyes and shovel-like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing.
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Other forms
螻 【けら】螻蛄 【おけら】螻蛄 【ろうこ】ケラオケラ

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