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| 氏 |
FromOld Japaneseうぢ(udi,“clan”),[1][2] fromProto-Japonic*Onti. Found in theMan'yōshū completed some time after 759CE.[3]
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| 蛆 蜡 |
FromOld Japanese.[2] Found in theKojiki completed circa 712CE.
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is oftenspelled inkatakana, especially inbiological contexts (where katakana is customary), asウジ(uji).
On its own, this term may appear more in technical contexts. In everyday parlance, the termうじむし(ujimushi) may be more common.