흰점복

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Korean

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Etymology

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Literally "white-spotted puffer." From (huin, “white”) + (, jeom, “spot”) + (bok, “puffer fish”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huinjeombok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huinjeombog
McCune–Reischauer?hŭinjŏmbok
Yale Romanization?huyn.cempok

Noun

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흰점복 (huinjeombok)

  1. The fine-patterned puffer, Takifugu poecilonotus.

Synonyms

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “흰점복 [huinjeombok]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “흰점복”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 423