トド

noun

adult striped mullet

Refers specifically to the mature fish; the younger stages are called ボラ and イナ.

See also: ボラ

• トドはボラの成せい魚ぎょで、大おおきさが違ちがいます。

  A to-do is an adult striped mullet, and it differs in size.

adverb

in the end; after all

Obsolete abbreviation of とどのつまり; used adverbially to mean 'in the end' or 'when all is said and done'.

See also: とどのつまり

• とどのつまり、努ど力りょくが足たりなかったのだ。

  In the end, it was a lack of effort.