also: らぶか
noun
frilled shark
A deep-sea shark species, Chlamydoselachus anguineus. The name is usually written in katakana.
ラブカは深海に生息する原始的なサメの一種だ。
The frilled shark is a primitive deep-sea shark species.
The Japanese name ラブカ is likely derived from the English 'frilled shark' or a related term, but the exact derivation is uncertain.