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カマストガリザメ

Meanings

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noun

blacktip shark

Refers specifically to Carcharhinus limbatus, a reef-associated requiem shark.

カマストガリザメはサンゴ礁しょうの近ちかくでよく見みられる。
Blacktip sharks are often seen near coral reefs.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 鎌 (kama, 'sickle'), 尖り (togari, 'pointed'), and 鮫 (same, 'shark'), referring to the shark's sickle-shaped, pointed dorsal fin.