隠田鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隠 田 鮫
おん
Grade: S 		でん
Grade: 1 		さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
隱田鮫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

隠田(おんでん) (onden, “hidden paddy field”) + 鮫(さめ) (same, “shark”)

Noun

隠(おん)田(でん)鮫(ざめ) or 隠田鮫(オンデンザメ) • (ondenzame) 

  1. a Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus)

Usage notes

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

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