This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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ひる、ヒル
leech
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恵比寿

恵比須、戎、夷、蛭子
えびす、ゑびす、えべす、ひるこ
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
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肝蛭

かんてつ
sheep liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)
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蛭木

漂木、紅樹
ひるぎ、ヒルギ
mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
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蛭石

ひるいし
vermiculite
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蛭蓆

ひるむしろ、ヒルムシロ
Potamogeton distinctus (species of pondweed)
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蛭木騙

ひるぎだまし、ヒルギダマシ
grey mangrove (Avicennia marina); white mangrove
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八重山蛭木

やえやまひるぎ、ヤエヤマヒルギ
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
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雄蛭木

おひるぎ、オヒルギ
black mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
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沼蛭

ぬまびる、ヌマビル
Helobdella stagnalis (species of leech)