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Mushi'ao

虫襖 · むしあお · “Insect screen”

Mushi'ao couples the character for 'insect' with its name's second element to describe a blackish green, suggesting the dark, faintly iridescent sheen of an insect's wing cases.

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タマムシ 玉虫 — what the name literally points to.

iridescent green beetle
iridescent green beetle
iridescent green beetle