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명태 meaning and pronunciation

myeongtae · pollack

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 55462
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 명태Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    팔뚝만 한 크기에 입과 눈이 크고 등은 푸른 갈색, 배는 은백색이며 말리면 북어가 되는 바닷물고기.

    English: pollack — A forearm-sized saltwater fish with large eyes and mouth, brown back and silver-white belly, known in Korea as bugeo and sometimes eaten dried.

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    • 명태를 잡다.
Origin
明太
Categories
동식물 > 동물류

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