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[てっ(鉄)·ぽう(砲)·うお(魚)]
teppouuo
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

teppouuo
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Root Words:

[てっ(鉄)·ぽう(砲) + うお(魚)]
teppou + uo

English Meaning(s) for 鉄砲魚

noun
  1. archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
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Definition and Synonyms for 鉄砲魚

Archerfish any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water
Synonyms: てっぽううお
Archerfish found in Indonesia and Australia
Synonyms: てっぽううお

Meanings for each kanji in 鉄砲魚

» iron
» cannon; gun
» fish

Categories 鉄砲魚 is a member of

Percoid any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
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