酸漿貝
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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酸 | 漿 | 貝 |
ほおずき | かい > がい Grade: 1 | |
Grade: 5 | Hyōgaiji | |
jukujikun | kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 酸漿 (hōzuki /ほおずき/, “bladder cherry”) + 貝 (kai /かい/, “shellfish”).
The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
酸漿貝 • (hōzukigai) ←ほほづきがひ (fofodukigafi)?
- lampshell excluding the lingulate brachiopods (Articulata)
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホオズキガイ.
Hypernyms edit
- 腕足類 (wansokurui, “brachiopod”)
Coordinate terms edit
- 三味線貝 (shamisengai, “lingulate brachiopod”)