テッポウウオ

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Meanings

noun

archerfish

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any fish of the family Toxotidae, especially the banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix), known for shooting water droplets to knock insects into the water.

テッポウウオは水すい面めんの虫むしに水みずを吹ふきかけて落おとす。
The archerfish shoots water at insects above the surface to knock them down.