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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
{{see also|Dandelfly family#Naming}} | {{see also|Dandelfly family#Naming}} | ||
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"Nectarous" means "related to nectar", and "Dandelfly" is the name of its family. Its Japanese name is {{j|ウスバミツモチ|Usuba Mitsu Mochi}}, and translates to "Antlion Nectar Holder", in the sense that this creature looks like an {{w|antlion}}, and carries blobs of nectar. Internally, it is called <code>yamma</code>, | |common = Nectarous Dandelfly. "Nectarous" means "related to nectar", and "Dandelfly" is the name of its family. | ||
|jpcommon = Its Japanese name is {{j|ウスバミツモチ|Usuba Mitsu Mochi}}, and translates to "Antlion Nectar Holder", in the sense that this creature looks like an {{w|antlion}}, and carries blobs of nectar. | |||
|jpname = {{j|ツルクチウスバミツモチ|Tsuru Kuchi Usuba Mitsu Mochi}}. | |||
|scientific = ''Anisopterid ambrosius''. "Ambrosius" comes from "{{w|ambrosia}}." | |||
|internal = Internally, it is called <code>yamma</code>, a romanization of {{j|ヤンマ|Yanma|dragonfly|f=tp}}. | |||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||