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トガリメザメ

Meanings

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noun

sliteye shark

A species of requiem shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters. Scientific/domain-specific term.

トガリメザメはインド洋ようから西にし太たい平へい洋ようの熱ねっ帯たい域いきに生せい息そくする。
The sliteye shark inhabits tropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific.

Etymology

The name is composed of 尖り (togari, 'pointed') and 目 (me, 'eye') + 鮫 (same, 'shark'), referring to the shark's distinctive pointed eye shape. The exact derivation is uncertain.