鋸鱏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鋸	鱏
のこぎり Jinmeiyō	えい Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鋸鱝

Etymology

From 鋸(のこぎり) (nokogiri, “saw”) + 鱏(えい) (ei, “ray; skate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞ko̞ɡʲiɾʲie̞i]

Noun

鋸(のこぎり)鱏(えい) or 鋸鱏(ノコギリエイ) • (nokogiriei) 

1. a sawfish (Pristidae spp.)

See also

• 鋸(ノコギリ)鮫(ザメ) (nokogirizame)