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タスマニアクジラ

Meanings

1

noun

Shepherd's beaked whale

usually written using kana alone

A species of beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi). The name is a direct loan from English 'Tasmanian whale', referring to its discovery near Tasmania.

タスマニアクジラはニュージーランドやタスマニア沖おきで見みられることがある。
Shepherd's beaked whales are sometimes seen off the coasts of New Zealand and Tasmania.

Written forms

タスマニアクジラ
kana-only spelling
It is usually written in kana. This katakana spelling is the most common written form.
タスマニア鯨くじら
Kanji spelling using 鯨 for 'whale'. Rarely used; the kana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

鯨whale

Etymology

From English 'Tasmanian whale', referring to the region of Tasmania where the species was first identified.