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テングチョウチョウウオ (てんぐちょうちょううお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

テングチョウチョウウオ

Meanings

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noun

yellow-dotted butterflyfish

A species of butterflyfish with a distinctive yellow-spotted pattern. Scientific name: Chaetodon selene.

テングチョウチョウウオはインド洋ように生せい息そくしている。
The yellow-dotted butterflyfish inhabits the Indian Ocean.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 天狗 (tengu, a mythical creature with a long nose) and 蝶々魚 (chōchōuo, butterflyfish), likely referring to the elongated snout or facial pattern reminiscent of a tengu mask.