Skein - Skein

Japanese: カセ - かせ
Skein - Skein

...The name comes from the fact that the head protruding to the side resembles the striker used to strike a temple bell. It is also called kase. The English name is hammerhead shark, which is derived from the protruding head to the left and right.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kase" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…名は頭が側方に突き出たようすが寺の鐘をつく撞木(しゆもく)に似ていることに由来する。カセともいう。英名はhammerhead sharkで頭の左右への突出にちなむ。…

※「カセ」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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