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円鱗 (えんりん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

円えん鱗りん

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Meanings

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noun

cycloid scale

Technical term in ichthyology for the smooth, rounded scales found on fish such as salmon and carp.

サケの体たい表ひょうは円えん鱗りんで覆おおわれている。
The body surface of salmon is covered with cycloid scales.

Kanji

円circle, yen, round
鱗scales (fish)

Etymology

Compound of 円 (en, 'circle') and 鱗 (rin, 'scale'), referring to the round shape of these fish scales.