蝦夷鰰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝦	夷	鰰
えぞ		はたはた Hyōgai
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蝦夷(えぞ) (ezo, “Ezo”) + 鰰(はたはた) (hatahata, “sailfin sandfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞zo̞ha̠ta̠ha̠ta̠]

Noun

蝦夷(えぞ)鰰(はたはた) or 蝦夷鰰(エゾハタハタ) • (ezohatahata) 

1. Pacific sandfish, Trichodon trichodon

Usage notes

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