- mendako flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa), pancake devilfish
Rare scientific name for a deep-sea octopus, seen on TV nature shows or aquarium signage; everyday speakers say メンダコ in katakana.
水族館で面蛸を見た。
Suizokukan de mendako o mita.
I saw a flapjack octopus at the aquarium.
面蛸は深海に住んでいる。
Mendako wa shinkai ni sunde iru.
Flapjack octopuses live in the deep sea.
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