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セナスジベラ (せなすじべら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

セナスジベラ

Meanings

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noun

sixbar wrasse

A species of wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) found in the Indo-Pacific; the name refers to the six dark bars on its body.

ダイビング中ちゅうにセナスジベラの群むれを見みた。
I saw a school of sixbar wrasse while diving.

Etymology

The Japanese name セナスジベラ is a compound of 背 (se, 'back'), 筋 (suji, 'stripe'), and ベラ (bera, 'wrasse'), referring to the stripes on its back. The exact derivation is uncertain.