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ナガテングハギモドキ (ながてんぐはぎもどき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ナガテングハギモドキ

Meanings

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noun

elongate unicornfish

A species of tang (Naso lopezi) found in the western Pacific. Scientific name is often used in specialist contexts.

ナガテングハギモドキは西せい部ぶ太たい平へい洋ように生せい息そくする。
The elongate unicornfish lives in the western Pacific.

Etymology

Compound of ナガ (long), テングハギ (Naso unicornis, a related unicornfish), and モドキ (pseudo- or resembling). The name describes a fish that looks like a long-snouted unicornfish.