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アベニーパファー

Meanings

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noun

dwarf pufferfish; pea pufferfish

Refers to the small freshwater pufferfish Carinotetraodon travancoricus, popular in aquariums. The name is a direct loan from English.

アベニーパファーは小ちいさくて愛あいらしい淡たん水すいフグです。
The dwarf pufferfish is a small and adorable freshwater pufferfish.
アクアリウムでアベニーパファーを飼し育いくする人ひとが増ふえている。
More people are keeping dwarf pufferfish in aquariums.

Written forms

アベニー・パファー
- アベニーパファー
  Variant spelling with interpunct; less common but still encountered.
- アベニー・パファー

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'dwarf pufferfish', likely via the aquarium trade. The exact origin of the Japanese form is uncertain, but it is a direct loanword.