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Oyashio Current
[ oi-uh-shee-oh kur-uhnt; Japanese aw-yah-shee-aw ]
noun
- a cold ocean current flowing southwest from the Bering Sea, east of the Kuril Islands, along the east coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Oyashio Current1
First recorded in 1920–25 as Oyashio; from Japanese: literally, “parental tide,” so called for its metaphorical role as the parent ( oya ) that sustains marine life
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