チンアナゴ

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Meanings

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spotted garden eel

usually written using kana alone

A small eel that lives in sandy burrows, often seen in aquariums. Scientific name: Heteroconger hassi.

水すい族ぞく館かんでチンアナゴが砂すなから顔かおを出だしているのを見みた。
I saw spotted garden eels poking their heads out of the sand at the aquarium.
チンアナゴは臆おく病びょうで、すぐに砂すなの中なかに引ひっ込こむ。
Spotted garden eels are timid and quickly retreat into the sand.