Definitions
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- noun A swift, intense
current that flowsnortheastward off the coasts ofChina andJapan ; part of the North Pacific subtropical gyre.
Etymologies
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Japanese.
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Nichiren katana kurikata Nihon Katayama kuromaku Niigata, adj. katsu Kuroshio nikko katsuo kuroshio extension nikko fir katsura kuroshio system niku-bori katsura (tree) kuroshiwo ningyoite katsuramono kuruma Nip Katsuwonidae Kurume Nippon kawaguchi, adj.
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