Word Meaning 食虫性

しょくちゅうせい shokuchuusei

食虫性 is read as しょくちゅうせい (shokuchuusei) and means insectivorous.

Meaning

English

  1. insectivorous
  2. entomophagous

Reading

Kana

しょくちゅうせい

Romaji

shokuchuusei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 93905 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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食虫植物

しょくちゅうしょくぶつ

insectivorous plants

食虫

しょくちゅう

insectivore

虫食い

むしくい

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

米食い虫

こめくいむし

rice weevil

木食虫

きくいむし

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)

船食虫

ふなくいむし

shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis)

虫食い歯

むしくいば

decayed tooth

酸性食品

さんせいしょくひん

acid(ic) foods

逆流性食道炎

ぎゃくりゅうせいしょくどうえん

reflux esophagitis

松食虫

まつくいむし

insects harmful to pine trees

社会性昆虫

しゃかいせいこんちゅう

social insect