玉珧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉 珧
たいらぎ
Grade: 1 Hyōgai
irregular

Noun

玉珧(たいらぎ) or 玉珧(タイラギ) • (tairagi) 

  1. Atrina pectinata, a species of pen shell
    Synonyms: 平貝 (tairagai), 扇貝 (ōgigai), 海月 (kaigetsu)

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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