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トガリザメ

Meanings

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noun

whitenose shark

A species of shark (Nasolamia velox) found in the eastern Pacific. Primarily used in biological or fishing contexts.

トガリザメは東ひが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 whitenose shark is a small shark that inhabits the eastern Pacific.

Etymology

The name トガリザメ likely derives from 尖り (togari, 'pointed') and 鮫 (same, 'shark'), referring to its pointed snout. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.