箕作鮫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
箕 作 鮫
み
Jinmeiyō		 つく(り)
Grade: 2		 さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 箕作 (Mitsukuri, named for Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みつくり​ざめ [mìtsúkúríꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [mʲit͡sɨ̥ᵝkɯ̟ᵝɾʲiza̠me̞]

Noun

箕(み)作(つくり)鮫(ざめ) or 箕作鮫(ミツクリザメ) • (Mitsukurizame) 

  1. a goblin shark
    Synonym: 天狗鮫 (tenguzame)
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