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heikegani

heikegani noun: heikeopsis japonica, a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face.

Noun

heikegani (plural heikegani)

  1. Heikeopsis japonica, a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face.

Forms of heikegani

pluralheikegani

Origin of heikegani

Borrowed from Japanese 平家蟹.

Questions about heikegani

What does heikegani mean?
Heikegani means heikeopsis japonica, a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face.
What part of speech is heikegani?
Heikegani is a noun.
What is the plural of heikegani?
The plural of heikegani is heikegani.

Words near heikegani in the dictionary

  1. Heihsiatzu
  2. heijunka
  3. heijunka box
  4. heijunka boxes
  5. Heijō
  6. heikegani
  7. Heikkila
  8. Heikkilas
  9. Heikrujam
  10. heil
  11. Heil Hitler

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