油角鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
油	角	鮫
あぶら Grade: 3	つの Grade: 2	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

油(あぶら) (abura, “oil”) + 角(つの)鮫(ざめ) (tsunozame, “dogfish”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あぶらつ​のざめ [àbúrátsúꜜnòzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [a̠bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠t͡sɨᵝno̞za̠me̞]

Noun

油(あぶら)角(つの)鮫(ざめ) or 油角鮫(アブラツノザメ) • (aburatsunozame) 

1. a spiny dogfish

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アブラツノザメ.