ダルマザメ

Meanings

cookiecutter shark; cigar shark

usually written using kana alone

A small deep-sea shark (Isistius brasiliensis) known for taking round, cookie-shaped bites out of larger animals. The Japanese name comes from the round bite marks resembling a Daruma doll.

ダルマザメは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメです。
The cookiecutter shark is a small shark that lives in the deep sea.
クジラの体からだにダルマザメの噛かみ跡あとが見みつかった。
Cookiecutter shark bite marks were found on the whale's body.