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アムールトラ (アムールとら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アムールトラ

Meanings

1

noun

Amur tiger; Siberian tiger

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the subspecies Panthera tigris altaica, also known as the Siberian tiger.

アムールトラは絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅに指し定ていされている。
The Amur tiger is designated as an endangered species.
動どう物ぶつ園えんでアムールトラの赤あかちゃんが生うまれた。
An Amur tiger cub was born at the zoo.

Written forms

アムールトラ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling, as the word is usually written in kana.
アムール虎とら
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

虎tiger, drunkard

Similar words

虎とら
Generic term for tiger; アムールトラ specifies the Amur/Siberian subspecies.

Etymology

From Russian Амур (Amur, the river region) + 虎 (tora, 'tiger').