Käfer (English spelling)

Japanese: Käfer(英語表記)Kafer
Käfer (English spelling)

…A general term for insects belonging to the order Coleoptera. The name was derived from the translation of the scientific name Coleoptera, the English name beetle, and the German name Käfer into "kobuchimushi" during the Meiji period. In addition, the upper wings (forewings) are sheath-like and cover the back, so the technical term is Coleoptera.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Käfer" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲虫目(鞘翅(しようし)目)に属する昆虫の総称。この名は学名のColeoptera,英名のbeetle,ドイツ名のKäferに対して,明治時代に甲翅虫と訳されたものから甲虫となった。また上翅(前翅)が鞘状となって背面を覆うことから,専門語として鞘翅目(鞘翅類)と呼ばれるようになった。…

※「Käfer」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Kaffa

>>:  kadukhodā (English spelling) kadukhoda

Recommend

Japanese Spirit - Nikitama

〘Noun〙 (Later called "Nigitama") A gentl...

Glycolipids - Glycolipids

A general term for complex lipids in living organ...

Pokrovskii, Mikhail Nikolaevich

Born: August 29, 1868, Moscow [Died] April 10, 193...

Kiyosuke Ooka

Year of death: 11th April 1717 (21st May 1717) Yea...

Toho Co., Ltd.

A film and theater production, distribution, and e...

Cephalanthera longibracteata (English spelling)

… [Ken Inoue]. … *Some of the terminology that me...

Japan-Korea Fisheries Agreement

The Japan-Korea Fisheries Agreement, officially c...

Ritualization

This refers to the process in which a certain beha...

Masatsuna Okochi

1576-1648 Azuchi-Toyotomi - A daimyo in the early...

Epigonoi

…The whole story of the siege of Thebes is depict...

Morizo ​​Ishidate

Pharmacist. Born into a family of pharmacists in ...

Kataoka Shoen

…(1) Bando Tsumasaburo (1925-36. Hachigaoka, Kyot...

Sand collar

...This is called a sand collar (illustration), a...

Skewer - Kushizashi

〘noun〙① The act of piercing something with a comb....

Aigo basket - Aigo basket

...They are caught using fixed nets, gill nets, a...