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ツバクロザメ

Meanings

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noun

daggernose shark

A species of requiem shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus) found in the coastal waters of Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil.

ツバクロザメは南なん米べいの沿えん岸がんに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメです。
The daggernose shark is a small shark that inhabits the coastal waters of South America.

Etymology

The name ツバクロザメ likely derives from ツバクロ (tsubakuro, 'swallow') and ザメ (same, 'shark'), referring to the shark's pointed snout resembling a swallow's tail or wing. The exact origin is uncertain.