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テンジクザメ (てんじくざめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

テンジクザメ

Meanings

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noun

slender bambooshark

A species of bambooshark (Chiloscyllium indicum) found in the Indo-West Pacific. Used in biological and aquarium contexts.

水すい族ぞく館かんでテンジクザメを見みた。
I saw a slender bambooshark at the aquarium.

Etymology

The name combines 天竺 (てんじく, 'India', an old term for a distant western land) and 鮫 (さめ, 'shark'), likely referring to its distribution in the Indian Ocean region. The exact derivation is uncertain.