羅鱶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羅 鱶
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Grade: S 		ふか > ぶか
Hyōgai
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らぶか [ràbúká] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠bɯ̟ka̠]

Noun

羅(ら)鱶(ぶか) or 羅鱶(ラブカ) • (rabuka) 

  1. frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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