もどりばち
Japanese
Alternative spellings |
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戻り蜂 戻りばち 戻りバチ |
Etymology
From 戻り (modori, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戻る (modoru).”) + 蜂 (hachi).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) もどりばち [mòdóꜜrìbàchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [mo̞do̞ɾʲiba̠t͡ɕi]
Noun
もどりばち or もどりバチ • (modoribachi)
- bee who returns to a now-destroyed hive