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Meanings
1
ancient murrelet; murrelet
usually written using kana alone
A small seabird, Synthliboramphus antiquus. In everyday Japanese, the katakana name ウミスズメ is standard.
The ancient murrelet breeds along the coasts of the North Pacific.
I spotted an ancient murrelet while birdwatching.
2
roundbelly cowfish
A boxfish, Lactoria diaphana. This sense is less common and may be encountered mainly in marine biology contexts.
I saw a fish called roundbelly cowfish at the aquarium.