Meanings
nounkibinago (plural kibinago or kibinagos)
plural kibinagos
- uncommonThe silver-stripe round herring or blue sprat, a small marine fish sometimes eaten for food, Spratelloides gracilis.
There was more than the coral thought that it was possible to see a group of kibinagos and a group of yagara, as well as fish of 20 centimeters larger than the tropical fish.
2018 October 8, “【Kagoshima · Yoron Island】 Akasaki Coral Forest Snorkeling Tour”, in Activity Japan, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2021
Origin
- Japanese黍魚子
- Englishkibinago
From Japanese 黍魚子 (kibinago).
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APA
kibinago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibinago
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“kibinago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibinago. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kibinago,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibinago.
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