アブラザメ

noun

spiny dogfish

A species of small shark (Squalus acanthias). The name literally means 'oil shark', referring to the oil extracted from its liver. In Japanese, it is also called 油角鮫 (あぶらつのざめ).

See also: アブラツノザメ

• アブラザメは北きた半はん球きゅうの冷つめたい海うみに広ひろく分ぶん布ぷしている。

  The spiny dogfish is widely distributed in the cold waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

• アブラザメの肝かん臓ぞうからは良りょう質しつの油あぶらが取とれる。

  High-quality oil can be obtained from the liver of the spiny dogfish.