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ハシナガイルカ

Meanings

1

noun

spinner dolphin

usually written using kana alone

A species of dolphin known for its acrobatic spinning leaps; scientific name Stenella longirostris.

ハシナガイルカは水すい面めんから高たかくジャンプして回かい転てんすることで知しられている。
The spinner dolphin is known for leaping high out of the water and spinning.

Written forms

ハシナガイルカ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
嘴はし長なが海豚いるか
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts; the reading is not obvious from the characters.

Kanji

嘴beak, bill
長

long, leader, superior

海sea, ocean

豚pork, pig

Etymology

Compound of 嘴長 (はしなが, 'long beak') + 海豚 (いるか, 'dolphin'), referring to the dolphin's long snout.