Word Meaning 船食虫

ふなくいむし funakuimushi

船食虫 is read as ふなくいむし (funakuimushi) and means shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis).

Meaning

English

  1. shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis)
  2. teredo

Reading

Kana

ふなくいむし

Romaji

funakuimushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 113768 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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船虫

ふなむし

wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)

金食い虫

かねくいむし

money loser

米食い虫

こめくいむし

rice weevil

木食い虫

きくいむし

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)

食虫

しょくちゅう

insectivore

松食虫

まつくいむし

insects harmful to pine trees

虫食い

むしくい

holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.

食虫性

しょくちゅうせい

insectivorous

食虫植物

しょくちゅうしょくぶつ

insectivorous plants

虫食い歯

むしくいば

decayed tooth

昆虫食

こんちゅうしょく

entomophagy