Silverfish (Meichidai) - Silverfish

Japanese: ギンダイ(メイチダイ) - ぎんだい
Silverfish (Meichidai) - Silverfish

…Its body shape is similar to that of sea bream, and its main feature is a single black-brown band that crosses from the back to the ventral side of the eye, from which the name is derived. It is also known as meichi or gindai. It has many local names, including meicha in Owase, Mie Prefecture, ichimidai in Nagoya, ichi in Toba, and tarume in Kumamoto.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Silverfish (Meichidai)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体型はタイ類に似た〈タイ型魚類〉の1種であり,眼を背側から腹側に横切る1本の黒褐色帯が大きな特徴で,これが名の由来となっている。別名はメイチまたはギンダイ。地方名も多く,三重県尾鷲でメイチャ,名古屋でイチミダイ,鳥羽でイチ,熊本でタルメなどがある。…

※「ギンダイ(メイチダイ)」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Modern Iranian Language

>>:  Silverfish (Pompano) - Silverfish

Recommend

Muryokoji Temple

A Jishu temple in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture....

Akhenaten - Akhenaten

...religious reformer. Also known as Akhenaten or...

Sauce - Hishio

The most important fermented seasoning in ancient ...

Educational politics - student

〘noun〙① Administration carried out for the spread ...

Cervus pulchellus (English spelling)

… Deer [Imaizumi Tadaaki]. . . *Some of the termi...

Bronchitis

It is an inflammation of the bronchial mucosa who...

Ueshiro

〘 noun 〙 Just before planting rice, water is poure...

Lepus californicus (English spelling) Lepuscalifornicus

…[Yoshiharu Imaizumi]. … *Some of the terminology...

Nguyen Sen - Nguyen Sen

…Vietnamese novelist. His real name was Nguyen Se...

Homeomorphism

When the correspondence between points on figure A...

sulfur tetrachloride

...Soluble in n -hexane. [Sulfur tetrachloride] C...

Rifu [town] - Rifu

A town in Miyagi County in central Miyagi Prefectu...

Masahiko Amakasu

A military officer in the Taisho period and a key...

Marie Carmichael Stopes

British paleontologist, sexologist, and birth con...

Manu-smti (English spelling)

An encyclopedic religious scripture from ancient ...