ウチワエビ

noun

fan lobster; sand crayfish

Refers to crustaceans of the genus Ibacus, especially the Japanese fan lobster (Ibacus ciliatus). The name comes from the body shape resembling a flat fan (団扇).

• ウチワエビは平ひらたい体からだが特とく徴ちょう的てきなエビです。

  The fan lobster is a shrimp characterized by its flat body.

• 市いち場ばで珍めずらしいウチワエビを見みつけた。

  I found a rare fan lobster at the market.