袋鰻

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
袋 鰻
ふくろ
Grade: S 		うなぎ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “bag eel”, 袋(ふくろ) (fukuro, “bag”) + 鰻(うなぎ) (unagi, “eel”)

Pronunciation

Noun

袋(ふくろ)鰻(うなぎ) or 袋鰻(フクロウナギ) • (fukurounagi) 

  1. pelican eel

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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