Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jorō spider

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: joro spi-der
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Trichonephila clavata, a spider of the genus Trichonephila, found throughout Japan, and invasive in the US.

Etymology

Partial calque of Japanese 女郎蜘蛛 (jorōgumo, literally “woman spider”).

Inflected Forms

Jorō spiders (plural)

Questions

What does jorō spider mean?: Trichonephila clavata, a spider of the genus Trichonephila, found throughout Japan, and invasive in the US.
Where does jorō spider come from?: Partial calque of Japanese 女郎蜘蛛 (jorōgumo, literally “woman spider”).

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