ほうぼう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほうぼう – see the following entry.

【方々】	[noun] here and there [noun] serving here and there [noun] wandering here and there [verb] to serve here and there [verb] to wander here and there

(This term, ほうぼう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Alternative spellings
魴鮄竹麦魚方々

ほうぼう or ホウボウ • (hōbō) ^{←はうぼう (faubou)^?}

The spiny red gurnard, Chelidonichthys spinosus. Found in Japan, it is known for unusual traits such as leg-like appendages and the ability to vocalize.

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

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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