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クマドリキンチャクフグ

Meanings

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noun

shy toby

A species of pufferfish (Canthigaster ocellicincta) found in the Indo-Pacific. The name is a scientific/common name; no additional usage nuance.

クマドリキンチャクフグはインド太たい平へい洋ように生せい息そくする小こ型がたのフグの一いっ種しゅです。
The shy toby is a small species of pufferfish found in the Indo-Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of クマドリ (kumadori, 'makeup pattern' or 'shading') and キンチャクフグ (kinchakufugu, 'toby' or 'pufferfish of the genus Canthigaster'), referring to the fish's distinctive facial markings. The exact derivation is uncertain.