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Compound of 法螺(hora, “boasting, bragging”) + 貝(kai, “shell, shellfish”).[1][2] The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
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by metaphor from the shape of the shell, a way of tying a man's obi
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 ホラガイ.
