noun
Longman's beaked whale; Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
A species of beaked whale found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Scientific name: Indopacetus pacificus.
タイヘイヨウアカボウモドキは、インド洋と太平洋の熱帯域に生息する珍しいクジラだ。
The Longman's beaked whale is a rare whale that inhabits tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
この海域でタイヘイヨウアカボウモドキが目撃されたのは初めてだ。
This is the first time a Longman's beaked whale has been sighted in these waters.
The name is a compound of 太平洋 (Taiheiyō, 'Pacific Ocean'), 赤坊 (akabō, 'baby' or 'red-capped'), and 擬 (modoki, 'pseudo-' or 'mock'), literally 'Pacific pseudo-red-cap'. The exact origin of the name is uncertain, but it likely refers to a resemblance to another whale species with a reddish head.