鰻攫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰻	攫
うなぎ Hyōgai	つか(み) Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鰻掴

Noun

鰻(うなぎ)攫(つかみ) or 鰻攫(ウナギツカミ) • (unagitsukami) 

1. eel catching
2. Persicaria sagittata, a species of smartweed

Usage notes

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