トコブシ

noun

Sulculus diversicolor supertexta; a species of abalone

A small abalone-like marine snail found in Japanese waters. Often distinguished from true abalone (アワビ) by its smaller size and more elongated shell.

• トコブシはアワビよりも小こぶりで、磯いその岩いわ場ばでよく見みられる。

  Tokobushi are smaller than abalone and are often found on rocky shores.

• この辺あたりではトコブシを「ナガレコ」と呼よぶこともある。

  Around here, tokobushi are sometimes called 'nagareko'.