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猫鮫

猫鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	鮫
ねこ Grade: S	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Noun

猫鮫 ‎(hiragana ねこざめ, katakana ネコザメ, romaji nekozame)

a Japanese bullhead shark

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 虎鮫 ‎(torazame, “cloudy catshark; catshark”, literally “tiger shark”)