Where does “真田虫” come from?

真田虫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 虫 — a bug, insect, worm; a serpent, snake; a worm.

真田虫 (Japanese): a tapeworm

Definitions

  1. a tapeworm

Ancestry of “真田虫”, step by step

真田虫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea bug, insect, worm; a serpent, snake; a worm

via Japanese 真田

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese真田
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