タコブネ

noun

eggcase of the winged argonaut

Refers specifically to the delicate, papery shell-like eggcase produced by the female argonaut. Colloquial term.

See also: フネダコ

• 海かい岸がんで美うつくしいタコブネを見みつけた。

  I found a beautiful argonaut eggcase on the beach.

noun

winged argonaut (Argonauta hians)

The animal itself, a pelagic octopus. The eggcase sense is more common in everyday contexts.

• タコブネは外がい洋よう性せいのタコの仲なか間まだ。

  The winged argonaut is a type of pelagic octopus.