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オリノコワニ (オリノコわに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オリノコワニ

Meanings

1

noun

Orinoco crocodile

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Crocodylus intermedius, a critically endangered crocodilian native to the Orinoco River basin.

オリノコワニは南なん米べいのオリノコ川がわ流りゅう域いきに生せい息そくしている。
The Orinoco crocodile inhabits the Orinoco River basin in South America.

Written forms

オリノコワニ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
オリノコ鰐わに
Kanji spelling with 鰐 (crocodile); rarely used in practice.

Kanji

鰐alligator, crocodile

Etymology

From オリノコ (Orinoco) + 鰐/ワニ (crocodile).