油角鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
油 角 鮫
あぶら
Grade: 3 		つの
Grade: 2 		さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

油(あぶら) (abura, “oil”) + 角(つの)鮫(ざめ) (tsunozame, “dogfish”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あぶらつのざめ [àbúrátsúꜜnòzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠t͡sɨno̞za̠me̞]

Noun

油(あぶら)角(つの)鮫(ざめ) or 油角鮫(アブラツノザメ) • (aburatsunozame) 

  1. a spiny dogfish

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アブラツノザメ (aburatsunozame).

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