箆蝶鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箆	蝶	鮫
へら Hyōgai	ちょう Jinmeiyō	さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
kun'yomi	kan'on	kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “spatula sturgeon”, 箆(へら) (hera, “spatula”) + 蝶鮫(ちょうざめ) (chōzame, “sturgeon”)

Noun

箆(へら)蝶(ちょう)鮫(ざめ) or 箆蝶鮫(ヘラチョウザメ) • (herachōzame) 

1. an American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)