철갑상어

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철갑상어 (cheolgapsang'eo)

Etymology

Literally "armored shark." From 철갑(鐵甲) (cheolgap, armor) +‎ 상어 (sang'eo, shark).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheolgapsang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheolgabsang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏlgapsangŏ
Yale Romanization?chel.kap.sange

Noun

철갑상어 (cheolgapsang'eo) (hanja 鐵甲상어)

  1. The Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis.

Derived terms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 12 (last accessed)) “철갑상어 [cheolgapsang'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • , 익수 with 박종영 (2002) 한국의 민물고기 [han'gugui minmulgogi], Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN