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Pronunciation / Transliteration: supurittoteeru
"スプリットテールはカリフォルニア固有の淡水魚です。"
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A North American freshwater minnow, especially the Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus), distinguished by an asymmetrical caudal fin.
"Researchers monitored the migration patterns of the endangered splittail in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'split' (from Old Norse and Middle English roots meaning to divide) and 'tail' (from Old English tæġel). Originally coined in North America during the 19th century to describe freshwater cyprinid fish characterized by a distinctively forked or lobed caudal fin structure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Splittail" is said worldwide
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poisson à queue fourchue
Transliteration: pwɛ.sɔ̃ a kø fuʁ.ʃy
"Le splittail de Sacramento est une espèce endémique de Californie."
Splittail-Karpfenfisch
Transliteration: ˈsplɪt.teːlˌkaʁpfn̩.fɪʃ
"Der Splittail ist ein in Kalifornien heimischer Süßwasserfisch."
pesce splittail
Transliteration: ˈpeʃ.ʃe spliˈtɛil
"Il splittail vive nelle acque dolci della California."
cola hendida
Transliteration: ˈko.la enˈdi.da
"El splittail de Sacramento es un pez de agua dulce."
peixe-cauda-bifurcada
Transliteration: ˈpej.ʃi ˈkaw.da bi.fuʁˈka.da
"O splittail é nativo dos rios da Califórnia."
द्वि-पुच्छ मछली
Transliteration: dvi-puchchh machhli
"स्प्लिटल कैलिफोर्निया में पाई जाने वाली एक मीठे पानी की मछली है।"
裂尾鱼
Transliteration: liè wěi yú
"萨克拉门托裂尾鱼是加利福尼亚特有的淡水鱼类。"
갈래꼬리고기
Transliteration: gallae-kkori-gogi
"스플리테일은 캘리포니아의 민물고기입니다."
スプリットテール
Transliteration: supurittoteeru
"スプリットテールはカリフォルニア固有の淡水魚です。"
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