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ペリンオウギハクジラ (ペリンおうぎはくじら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ペリンオウギハクジラ

Meanings

1

noun

Perrin's beaked whale

usually written using kana alone

A species of beaked whale (Mesoplodon perrini). Used in zoological contexts.

ペリンオウギハクジラは、2002年ねんに新しん種しゅとして記き載さいされた。
Perrin's beaked whale was described as a new species in 2002.

Written forms

ペリンオウギハクジラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
ペリン扇おうぎ歯は鯨くじら
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in taxonomic or older texts; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

扇fan, folding fan
歯tooth, cog

whale

Etymology

Named after the American cetologist William F. Perrin. The Japanese name combines ペリン (Perrin) with 扇歯鯨 (オウギハクジラ, 'fan-toothed whale'), a term for beaked whales of the genus Mesoplodon.