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ツバメコノシロ (つばめこのしろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ツバメコノシロ

Meanings

1

noun

threadfin; striped threadfin

usually written using kana alone

Refers to fish of the family Polynemidae, especially Polydactylus plebeius. A technical term used in biology and fishing contexts.

ツバメコノシロは熱ねっ帯たいの海うみに生せい息そくする。
Threadfins inhabit tropical seas.
市いち場ばで珍めずらしいツバメコノシロを見みつけた。
I found a rare threadfin at the market.

Written forms

ツバメコノシロ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
燕つばめ鰶このしろ
Kanji form is very rare and may not be recognized by most readers; included for reference.

Kanji

燕swallow (bird)
鰶

Etymology

Compound of ツバメ (swallow, the bird) and コノシロ (dotted gizzard shad, Konosirus punctatus), likely from a perceived resemblance. The exact origin is uncertain.