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ハシブトペンギン (はしぶとペンギン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ハシブトペンギン

Meanings

1

noun

Snares penguin

usually written using kana alone

A species of crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) endemic to the Snares Islands, New Zealand.

ハシブトペンギンはニュージーランドのスネアーズ諸しょ島とうに生せい息そくしている。
The Snares penguin inhabits the Snares Islands of New Zealand.

Written forms

ハシブトペンギン
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this species name.
嘴はし太ぶとペンギン
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

嘴beak, bill
太plump, thick, big around

Etymology

Compound of 嘴太 (はしぶと, 'thick-billed') + ペンギン (penguin), referring to the bird's stout beak.