Where does “鋏虫” come from?

鋏虫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鋏, from Japanese 鋏む — cut off.

鋏虫 (Japanese): earwig

Definitions

  1. earwig

Ancestry of “鋏虫”, step by step

鋏虫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea scissors; pincers or claws as found on a crab,...
2Japanese鋏むcut off

via Japanese

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

Words derived from “鋏虫

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