モロコ

noun

gudgeon (Gnathopogon and related genera)

General term for small freshwater fish of the genus Gnathopogon and similar cyprinids. Often used in the context of fishing or cooking.

• この川かわではモロコがよく釣つれる。

  Gudgeon are often caught in this river.

noun

willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens)

A specific species of gudgeon, also known as 本諸子 (ほんもろこ).

See also: 本諸子

• 本ほん諸もろ子こはモロコの一いっ種しゅで、琵び琶わ湖こに生せい息そくしている。

  The willow gudgeon is a type of gudgeon that lives in Lake Biwa.

noun

longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)

A large marine fish, also called 九絵 (くえ). This sense is a regional or alternative name; the more common name is クエ.

See also: 九絵

• 地ち方ほうによっては、クエのことをモロコと呼よぶことがある。

  In some regions, the longtooth grouper is called moroko.