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トガリアンコウザメ

Meanings

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noun

spadenose shark

A species of requiem shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) found in the Indo-West Pacific. Scientific name is sometimes given as Scoliodon macrorhynchos.

トガリアンコウザメは沿えん岸がん域いきに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメです。
The spadenose shark is a small shark that inhabits coastal waters.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 尖り (togari, 'pointed') and アンコウザメ (ankōzame, 'angler shark'), referring to its pointed snout. The exact derivation of アンコウザメ is uncertain, but it may refer to a resemblance to anglerfish (アンコウ).