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ホウライエソ

Meanings

1

noun

Sloane's viperfish

usually written using kana alone

A deep-sea fish (Chauliodus sloani) known for its long fang-like teeth. The name is usually written in katakana.

ホウライエソは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする魚さかなで、大おおきな牙きばが特とく徴ちょうです。
The Sloane's viperfish is a deep-sea fish characterized by its large fangs.

Written forms

ホウライエソ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
蓬ほう莱らい鱛えそ
Kanji form is rare and mainly found in specialized contexts; the second character 鱛 is not a standard Jōyō kanji.

Kanji

蓬sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort
莱goosefoot, pigweed
鱛

fish name

Etymology

The name ホウライエソ likely combines 蓬莱 (Hōrai, a mythical mountain paradise) with 鱛 (eso, a type of lizardfish), but the exact derivation is uncertain.