狆穴子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
狆 穴 子
ちん
Hyōgai 		あな
Grade: 6 		こ > ご
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
珍穴子

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Etymology

From 狆(ちん) (chin, “Pekinese (dog)”) + 穴子(あなご) (anago, “conger eel”), from the resemblance of its face to the Pekinese.

Pronunciation

Noun

狆(ちん)穴(あな)子(ご) or 狆穴子(チンアナゴ) • (chin-anago) ←ちんあなご (tin'anago)?

  1. spotted garden eel, Heteroconger hassi

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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