Mullet

Japanese: ボラ

A fish of the mullet family. Its name often changes as it grows. Examples include inakko, ina, borah, and todo (Tokyo). It can reach a total length of 90 cm. Its stomach is shaped like an abacus bead, and is commonly called the navel of a mullet. It is found in warm seas around the world. The young fish grow in brackish or freshwater areas, and in autumn they descend to the sea. They eat organic matter, diatoms, and blue-green algae on the seabed along with mud, and often jump to the surface. In Nagasaki Prefecture, Okinawa, Taiwan, and other areas, karasumi is made from the ovaries. It is a popular fish for fishing, and is a winter delicacy.
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Mullet

A type of local wind, the name of a strong wind that blows down from the mountains on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is cold, sometimes very dry, and often accompanied by strong wind gusts. It blows in winter when the atmospheric pressure is high in Central Europe and the Balkans and low in the Mediterranean. Today, the cold, gusty downslope wind is generally called bora, as opposed to föhn.
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Mullet

A common name given to pumiceous volcanic ash soil or pumice fall layer in southern Kyushu. The Taisho-bora and Yasunaga-bora originating from Sakurajima are famous. When present near the surface, they hinder plant growth, so they are removed with bulldozers and more fertilizer is applied.

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Japanese:

ボラ科の魚。成長につれて名の変わることが多い。たとえば，イナッコ，イナ，ボラ，トド（東京）など。全長90cmにまで達する。胃の形はそろばん玉状で，俗にボラのへそといわれる。世界の暖海に分布。稚魚は汽水域や淡水域に入って成長，秋，海に下る。海底の有機物やケイ藻，ラン藻などを泥と一緒に食べ，水面上にはねあがることが多い。長崎県，沖縄，台湾などでは，卵巣からからすみを作る。釣の対象魚で，冬季美味。
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ボラ

局地風の一種で，アドリア海の東岸に山から吹きおろしてくる強風の名。寒冷で，ときには非常に乾燥しており，激しい風の息を伴うことが多い。冬季，中欧およびバルカン半島で気圧が高く，地中海の気圧が低いときに吹く。現在では寒冷な突風を伴う斜面下降風を一般にボラといい，フェーンに対する。
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