シュモクザメ

しゅもくざめ
noun
hammerhead shark
animal-fish
1. hammerhead shark
A shark family named for its distinctively flattened, hammer- or T-shaped head, which spreads its eyes and sensory organs wide apart for better vision and prey detection.
シュモクザメは頭(あたま)の形(かたち)が特徴的(とくちょうてき)だ。
The hammerhead shark has a distinctive head shape.
シュモクザメの群(む)れが泳(およ)いでいるのが見(み)えた。
We could see a school of hammerhead sharks swimming.
シュモクザメという名前(なまえ)は、鐘(かね)をつく道具(どうぐ)「撞木(しゅもく)」に頭(あたま)の形(かたち)が似(に)ていることに由来(ゆらい)する。
The name "shumokuzame" comes from the resemblance of its head shape to a "shumoku," a mallet used to strike a temple bell.

Etymology

撞木(しゅもく) is the T-shaped mallet used to strike a temple bell; the shark is named for the similar shape of its head.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 鮫(さめ) (shark)
Related: ホホジロザメ (great white shark)
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Added 2026.9.11 13:35 · Revised 2026.9.11 13:43
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