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クズアナゴ (くずあなご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クズアナゴ

Meanings

1

noun

duck-billed eel

usually written using kana alone

A species of eel, Nettastoma parviceps. Used in biological and fishing contexts.

クズアナゴは深しん海かいに生せい息そくするウナギの一いっ種しゅです。
The duck-billed eel is a type of eel that lives in the deep sea.

Written forms

クズアナゴ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this fish name; usually written in kana.
屑くず穴あな子ご
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the kana forms are preferred.

Kanji

屑rubbish, junk, trash
穴hole, aperture, slit
子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Etymology

The name likely derives from 屑 (kuzu, 'waste' or 'scrap') and 穴子 (anago, 'conger eel'), but the exact origin is uncertain.