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ゴマフタマガイ

Meanings

1

noun

tiger moon shell

usually written using kana alone

A marine snail species, Natica tigrina. Used in biological contexts.

海かい岸がんでゴマフタマガイの殻からを見みつけた。
I found a tiger moon shell on the beach.

Written forms

ゴマフタマガイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
胡ご麻ま斑ふ玉たま貝がい
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in taxonomic or older literature.

Kanji

胡barbarian, foreign
麻

hemp, flax, numb

斑spot, blemish, speck

玉jewel, ball

貝shellfish

Etymology

The name likely derives from the spotted pattern resembling sesame seeds (胡麻) and the shell shape (玉貝). The exact derivation is uncertain.