黒海馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	海	馬
くろ Grade: 2	うみ Grade: 2	うま Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑海馬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黒(くろ) (kuro, “black”) + 海馬(うみうま) (umiuma, “sea horse”)

Noun

黒(くろ)海(うみ)馬(うま) or 黒海馬(クロウミウマ) • (kuroumiuma) 

1. a estuary seahorse, Hippocampus kuda

Usage notes

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