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クロハコフグ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クロハコフグ

Meanings

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noun

spotted boxfish

A species of boxfish with a spotted pattern, Ostracion meleagris. Used in biological and aquarium contexts.

水すい族ぞく館かんでクロハコフグを見みた。
I saw a spotted boxfish at the aquarium.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black'), 箱 (hako, 'box'), and 河豚 (fugu, 'pufferfish'), referring to its dark box-like body shape and relation to pufferfish. The exact derivation is uncertain.