沼鰈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沼 鰈
ぬま
Grade: S 		かれい > がれい
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

沼(ぬま) (numa, “marshland, swamp”) + 鰈(かれい) (karei, “flounder”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɯ̟ma̠ɡa̠ɾe̞ː]

Noun

沼(ぬま)鰈(がれい) or 沼鰈(ヌマガレイ) • (numagarei) 

  1. starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus

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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