虫(むし)

むし
noun
insect, bug, worm
animal-general
1. insect, bug
A small invertebrate animal.
虫(むし)が飛(と)んでいる。
An insect is flying.
虫(むし)に刺(さ)された。
I was bitten by a bug.
虫(むし)を捕(つか)まえる。
To catch insects.
I can hear insects chirping.
A child who likes bugs.
To use insect repellent.
2. worm
A crawling invertebrate.
There are worms in the soil.
There's a caterpillar.
There's a worm in the apple.
I got a cavity.
Worms got on the garden vegetables and ate up the leaves.

虫(むし) is a broad term covering insects, bugs, and worms.

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