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食虫植物

Reading

Kana: しょくちゅうしょくぶつ
Romaji: shokuchūshokubutsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper
Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる
Meaning: plant
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter

Example Sentence

食虫植物(しょくちゅうしょくぶつ)は、昆虫(こんちゅう)()らえるための様々(さまざま)種類(しゅるい)(わな)(そな)えている。
➥Insect-eating plants are equipped with various kinds of traps to catch insects.
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