Horse's Hole - Horse's Hole

Japanese: ウマノクボ - うまのくぼ
Horse's Hole - Horse's Hole

…It is also called Koyasugai (cow shell), and it is said that holding it will ensure an easy birth. It is also called Umanokubo, which means the female genitalia of a horse. The yellow shell Monetaria moneta has a shell height of 3 cm, a horizontal diameter of 2.2 cm, and a dorsal and ventral diameter of 1.4 cm. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Umanokubo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コヤスガイ(子安貝)ともいい,これを握っていると安産するといわれる。またウマノクボともいうが,これはウマの雌の性器の意である。 キイロダカラガイ(黄色宝貝)Monetaria monetaは殻高3cm,左右の径2.2cm,背腹の径1.4cm。…

※「ウマノクボ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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