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カザリキンチャクフグ (かざりきんちゃくふぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カザリキンチャクフグ

Meanings

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noun

Bennett's sharpnose puffer

A species of pufferfish found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters; scientific name Canthigaster bennetti.

ダイビング中ちゅうにカザリキンチャクフグを見みつけた。
I spotted a Bennett's sharpnose puffer while diving.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 飾り (kazari, 'decoration') and 巾着 (kinchaku, 'drawstring pouch'), referring to the fish's ornate pattern and puffed body shape.