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ツラナガコビトザメ (つらながこびとざめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ツラナガコビトザメ

Meanings

1

noun

smalleye pygmy shark

usually written using kana alone

A specific species of deep-sea shark, Squaliolus aliae. Used in biological and scientific contexts.

ツラナガコビトザメは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメです。
The smalleye pygmy shark is a small shark that lives in the deep sea.

Written forms

ツラナガコビトザメ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
面つら長なが小こ人びと鮫ざめ
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

面mask, face, features
長

long, leader, superior

小little, small

人person

鮫shark

Etymology

Compound of 面長 (tsuranaga, 'long-faced') + 小人鮫 (kobitozame, 'pygmy shark'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name describes the shark's appearance.