鱟魚

Chinese

horseshoe crab fish
trad. (鱟魚)
simp. (鲎鱼)

Pronunciation


Noun

鱟魚

  1. horseshoe crab
  2. (Taiwan) flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 鱟魚 – see the following entry.
兜蟹かぶとがに
[noun] [from 1666] Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus); (more generally) horseshoe crab
Alternative spellings
甲蟹, , カブトガニ
(This term, 鱟魚, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)