鰐

Meaning

鰐 centers on large aquatic reptiles with armored skin: alligators and crocodiles. The two meanings are essentially the same animal group, distinguished only by regional species.

• 鰐わに

  crocodile; alligator

• アフリカ口長鰐アフリカくちながわに

  African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)

• アメリカ鰐アメリカわに

  American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

• オリノコ鰐オリノコわに

  Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)

• オーストラリア鰐オーストラリアわに

  freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni); Australian freshwater crocodile; Johnston's crocodile

• ナイル鰐ナイルわに

  Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

• フィリピン鰐フィリピンわに

  Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)

• ミシシッピ鰐ミシシッピわに

  American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

• 内鰐うちわに

  knock-kneed; pigeon-toed

• 外鰐そとわに

  walking with feet pointing outward

• 待兼鰐まちかねわに

  Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)

• 揚子江鰐ようすこうわに

  Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

• 沼鰐ぬまわに

  mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris); marsh crocodile; Indian crocodile; Indus crocodile; Persian crocodile

• 白鰐しろわに

  sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus); gray nurse shark

• 鰐亀わにがめ

  alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)

• 鰐口わにぐち

  wide mouth

• 鰐梨わになし

  avocado (Persea americana); alligator pear

• 鰐皮わにがわ

  crocodile or alligator skin (hide)

• 鰐魚がくぎょ

  crocodile; alligator; crocodilian

• 鰐鮫わにざめ

  ferocious shark

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