潮招

Japanese

Kanji in this term
潮	招
しお Grade: 6	まね(き) Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Noun

潮(しお)招(まねき) or 潮招(シオマネキ) • (shiomaneki) 

1. fiddler crab
2. (in particular) Tubuca arcuata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).