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The scene of eyes on a raised hand would represent the famous expression "teme o ageru" (literally "to raise one's hand-eye") meaning to reveal one's tricks and ruses, and a bonze's head would mean both "hageru" (which has a second meaning, "to grow bald") and the phrase "bōzu ni naru" (an expression that means "to lose in a match", literally ...
A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
The Norman's lampeye is named for its bright markings located on its eyes. Its body is lightly colored, with a rounded caudal fin and large, rounded dorsal and anal fins near the posterior. The fish's eye is about 1.5–2 times the length of its head, a distinctive feature of African lampeyes.
The elusive fish, found in only south-eastern Australia, moves along the riverbed using pectoral fins that look like hands. Photographer captures image of rare fish that walks on its ‘hands ...
Kiwi, a seven-year-old saltwater fish, developed a cataract and was getting bullied by his tank mates.
Fish lips: sucking the lips in a manner that makes the mouth look like one of a fish. Shush, the index finger of one hand is extended and placed vertically in front of the lips, with the remaining fingers curled toward the palm with the thumb forming a fist; used to demand or request silence from those to whom it is directed. [49]
The pearleyes are a family, Scopelarchidae, of aulopiform ray-finned fish, distinguished by their unique visual system, with two retinas in each eye. [2]They are small to medium fish, ranging in size from just 3.7 cm (1.5 in) in adult length to 35 cm (14 in) in length, depending on species.
Handfish are found today in the coastal waters of southern and eastern Australia and around the island state of Tasmania.This is the most species-rich of the few marine fish families endemic to the Australian region, with all but three species found there. [8]