…General term for fishes belonging to the Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae families of the suborder Billfish. The English names for billfish and swordfish are derived from their protruding snouts. The name "kajiki" (swordfish) is said to have come from the fact that the protruding upper jaw can pierce the planks of a wooden ship, which became "kajiki-tsuoshi" (snout), and then shortened to "kajiki." … *Some of the terminology that mentions "sword fish" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…スズキ目カジキ亜目に属するマカジキ科Istiophoridaeとメカジキ科Xiphiidaeに属する魚類の総称。英名はマカジキ科の魚をbill fish,メカジキ科の魚をsword fishといい,いずれも突き出た吻(ふん)に由来する。カジキの名称は,前に突き出た上あごが木造船の加敷(かじき)(船板)を突き通すことがあることから〈加敷通し〉となり,さらに短くなってカジキとなったといわれる。… ※「sword fish」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 |
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