also: にたりくじら
noun
Bryde's whale
A species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera brydei). The name is thought to come from 似たり (nitari), meaning 'resembling', because it looks similar to the sei whale (イワシクジラ).
ニタリクジラは熱帯から温帯の海に生息している。
Bryde's whales inhabit tropical to temperate seas.
この海域ではニタリクジラがよく見られる。
Bryde's whales are often seen in these waters.
From 似たり (nitari, 'resembled') + 鯨 (kujira, 'whale'), because it resembles the sei whale. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name is conventionally associated with this resemblance.