atsugari

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noun

A Drosophila phenotype that shows a preference for unusually low temperatures.

OriginJapanese 暑がり →
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Meanings

nounatsugari (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Drosophila phenotype that shows a preference for unusually low temperatures.

Origin

  1. Japanese暑がり“one who dislikes hot temperature”
  2. Englishatsugari

Borrowed from Japanese 暑がり (atsugari, “one who dislikes hot temperature”), from 暑い (atsui, “hot”) + (verb-)がり (gari, “one who dislikes something”, literally “one often shows expression of something”).

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APA

atsugari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atsugari

MLA

“atsugari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atsugari. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atsugari,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atsugari.

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