Amikiri
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Amikiri (網切 or 網剪, "net cutter"), is a creature illustrated by Toriyama Sekien in his Gazu Hyakki Yakō. It is portrayed as a flying snake-like animal with a bird's head and claws like a lobster's. The amikiri is explained as a mischievous entity which cuts holes in mosquito nets hung up during summer nights. It may also be fond of damaging fishing nets and laundry hung out to dry.
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- Mizuki, Shigeru (2003). Mujara 2: Chūbu-hen. Japan: Soft Garage, p. 12. ASIN 486133005X.
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