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ヤマトカラッパ

Meanings

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noun

Japanese shame-faced crab

Scientific name Calappa japonica; a marine crab species.

水すい族ぞく館かんでヤマトカラッパを見みた。
I saw a Japanese shame-faced crab at the aquarium.

Etymology

The name combines ヤマト (Yamato, an old name for Japan) and カラッパ (karappa, a type of crab). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to the crab's Japanese origin.