환도상어

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Korean

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Etymology

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환도(環刀) (hwando, curved sword) +‎ 상어 (sang'eo, shark). The elongated caudal fin of thresher sharks is similar in shape to a curved Korean sword.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwandosang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwandosang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?hwandosangŏ
Yale Romanization?hwantosange

Noun

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환도상어 (hwandosang'eo)

  1. A thresher shark, especially the pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus).

Derived terms

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