거북복

Korean

Etymology

From 거북 (geobuk, “turtle”) +‎ 복 (bok, “blowfish”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geobukbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geobugbog
McCune–Reischauer?kŏbukpok
Yale Romanization?kepukpok

Noun

거북복 • (geobukbok)

  1. A boxfish, particularly the immaculate boxfish (Ostracion immaculatum).

Derived terms

  • 노랑거북복 (noranggeobukbok, “yellow boxfish”)
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