恵比須鮫

Japanese

Alternative spellings
惠比須鮫 (kyūjitai) 恵美須鮫恵比寿鮫夷鮫戎鮫胡鮫蛭子鮫蝦夷鮫

恵比須(えびす) (Ebisu, “Ebisu”) + 鮫(さめ) (same, “shark”). 恵比須 is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

恵(え)比(び)須(す)鮫(ざめ) or 恵比須鮫(エビスザメ) • (Ebisuzame)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).