ほや

Japanese

Alternative spellings
海鞘老海鼠

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほや [hóꜜyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ja̠]

Noun

ほや or ホヤ • (hoya) ^{←ほや (foya)^?}

ascidian, sea squirt

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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