アラレガコ

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Japanese

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アラレガコ, Cottus kazika

Etymology

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Purportedly from 霰(あられ) (arare, “graupel, small hail”) for its white underbelly.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ɾe̞ɡa̠ko̞]

Noun

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アラレガコ or あられがこ • (araregako) 

  1. (regional, Fukuoka prefecture) the fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
    Synonyms: 鎌切, 杜父魚 (kamakiri), 鮎掛 (ayukake)

References

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  1. ^ “アラレガコ”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
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