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ウミシダ (うみしだ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウミシダ

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Meanings

1

noun

feather star; comatulid

usually written using kana alone

General term for feather stars (order Comatulida), marine animals with feathery arms.

ウミシダは海かい底ていで羽はねのような腕うでを広ひろげている。
Feather stars spread their feathery arms on the sea floor.

2

noun

Comanthus japonica

usually written using kana alone

Specific species of feather star found in Japanese waters.

この水すい族ぞく館かんではウミシダの一いっ種しゅ、ニッポンウミシダを展てん示じしている。
This aquarium exhibits Comanthus japonica, a species of feather star.

Written forms

ウミシダUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; the kanji form 海羊歯 is rare.
海うみ羊歯しだ
Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
羊sheep

歯tooth, cog

Etymology

Compound of 海 (umi, 'sea') and 羊歯 (shida, 'fern'), referring to the fern-like appearance of the animal. The exact derivation is uncertain.