noun
fish and shellfish; aquatic life
A literary or formal term for fish and shellfish collectively. Rare in everyday speech; more common in classical or poetic contexts.
古い文献では、介鱗は海の幸を総称する言葉として使われている。
In old texts, 介鱗 is used as a term for seafood in general.
The kanji 介 (shell) and 鱗 (scale) combine to represent shellfish and fish. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the compound is a classical Chinese-style formation.