nigorobuna

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noun

A freshwater ray-finned fish (Carassius auratus grandoculis), a wild subspecies of goldfish endemic to Japan, its habitat limited to Lake Biwa and environs.

OriginJapanese ニゴロブナ →
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Meanings

nounnigorobuna (plural nigorobuna)
  1. A freshwater ray-finned fish (Carassius auratus grandoculis), a wild subspecies of goldfish endemic to Japan, its habitat limited to Lake Biwa and environs.

Origin

  1. Japaneseニゴロブナ
  2. Englishnigorobuna

Borrowed from Japanese ニゴロブナ (nigorobuna) (also written 煮頃鮒, 似五郎鮒, にごろぶな).

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Translations

Japanese ニゴロブナ, 煮頃鮒
  • ニゴロブナ (nigorobuna)fish
  • 煮頃鮒 (nigorobuna)fish
  • 似五郎鮒 (nigorobuna)fish
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APA

nigorobuna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigorobuna

MLA

“nigorobuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigorobuna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nigorobuna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigorobuna.

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