シギウナギじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounslender snipe eelusually written using kana aloneA deep-sea eel with a long, slender body and bird-like jaws. Scientific name: Nemichthys scolopaceus.深しん海かい調ちょう査さでシギウナギが採さい集しゅうされた。A slender snipe eel was collected during the deep-sea survey.シギウナギはくちばしのような細ほそ長ながいあごを持もつ。The slender snipe eel has a long, slender beak-like jaw.