niku-nuki

noun

A method of preserving both the shell and the body intact, by using hot water on a live specimen to separate the two.

OriginJapanese 肉抜き →
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Meanings

nounniku-nuki (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA method of preserving both the shell and the body intact, by using hot water on a live specimen to separate the two.

Origin

  1. Japanese肉抜き
  2. Englishniku-nuki

From Japanese 肉抜き (niku-nuki, literally “flesh removal”), introduced to English by Fukuda, Haga, and Tatara in 2007.

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APA

niku-nuki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niku-nuki

MLA

“niku-nuki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niku-nuki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “niku-nuki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niku-nuki.

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