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サラサバテイラ (sarasabateira) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Tectus maximus is a type of sea snail that lives in tropical seas.
Kanji 螺 small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk 更 grow late, night watch, sit up late Written forms サラサ 馬ば 蹄てい 螺ら
サラサばていら
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than the full katakana form.
更さら 紗さ 馬ば 蹄てい 螺ら
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Etymology The name combines サラサ (from Portuguese 'saraça', a type of printed calico, referring to the shell pattern) and 馬蹄螺 (ateji for 'horse-hoof spiral shell'). The exact derivation is uncertain.
