箆蝶鮫

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
へら
Hyōgai
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi kan'on kun'yomi
 ヘラチョウザメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. an American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)