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テンイバラザメ

Meanings

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noun

straight-tooth weasel shark; Paragaleus tengi

A species of weasel shark found in the Western Pacific, from Japan to Vietnam. Scientific name: Paragaleus tengi.

テンイバラザメは西にし太たい平へい洋ように生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメです。
The straight-tooth weasel shark is a small shark that inhabits the Western Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of テンイ (possibly from 天異 or a phonetic rendering) and バラザメ (weasel shark, family Hemigaleidae). The exact derivation is uncertain.