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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 酸漿 (hōzuki /ほおずき/, “bladder cherry”) + 貝 (kai /かい/, “shellfish”).
The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
酸漿貝 • (hōzukigai) ←ほほづきがひ (fofodukigafi)?
- lampshell excluding the lingulate brachiopods (Articulata)
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 ホオズキガイ.
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