膃おっ肭と

noun

fur seal; northern fur seal

Rare standalone abbreviation of 膃肭臍 (おっとせい). Refers specifically to the northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus). Almost never used independently in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or zoological contexts.

See also: オットセイ

• 「膃おっ肭と」は「おっとせい」の略りゃく称しょうとして使つかわれることがあるが、現げん代だいではほとんど見みかけない。

  膃肭 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for おっとせい, but it is rarely seen today.