English
heikegani
Heikegani comes from Japanese 平家蟹 ‘heikegani, Heikeopsis japonica’.
- Japanesemodern平家蟹‘heikegani, Heikeopsis japonica’
- Englishtodayheikegani
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern平家蟹‘heikegani, Heikeopsis japonica’
- Englishtodayheikegani
Every English word from Japanese 平家蟹
Today it means
noun Heikeopsis japonica, a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 平家蟹 / heikegani