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ベアードバク

Meanings

1

noun

Baird's tapir

usually written using kana alone

A species of tapir native to Central America; scientific name Tapirus bairdii.

ベアードバクは中ちゅう央おうアメリカの熱ねっ帯たい雨う林りんに生せい息そくしている。
Baird's tapir inhabits the tropical rainforests of Central America.

Written forms

ベアードバク
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
ベアード獏ばく
Kanji spelling using 獏 (tapir); rarely used in practice.
ベアード貘ばく
Alternate kanji spelling with 貘 (tapir); also rare.

Kanji

獏tapir
貘

tapir

Etymology

Named after the American naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird. The Japanese name is a direct borrowing from English 'Baird's tapir'.