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“True bristletail” in Japanese

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紙魚 shimi しみ

True bristletail in Japanese is “紙魚” (shimi). Full meaning: true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read.

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