蝦夷鰰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝦 夷 鰰
えぞ はたはた
Hyōgai
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蝦夷(えぞ) (ezo, “Ezo”) + 鰰(はたはた) (hatahata, “sailfin sandfish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞zo̞ha̠ta̠ha̠ta̠]

Noun

蝦夷(えぞ)鰰(はたはた) or 蝦夷鰰(エゾハタハタ) • (ezohatahata) 

  1. Pacific sandfish, Trichodon trichodon

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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