No. 3,866 in Japanese
ウロコ
"ウロコ" means "scale" (as in fish or reptile scales).
In a sentence
魚の体にはウロコがたくさんあります。
There are many scales on a fish's body.
The word ウロコ is used here to refer to the literal scales of a fish.
その魚のウロコは太陽の光を反射して輝いています。
The scales of that fish are reflecting sunlight and shining.
ウロコ is described as a reflective component in this sentence, emphasizing its physical characteristics.
この図鑑には恐竜のウロコの化石について書かれています。
This encyclopedia contains information about dinosaur fossilized scales.
ウロコ is used in a scientific context to refer to the scales' fossilized remains.
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