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オガワコマッコウ

Meanings

1

dwarf sperm whale

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name Kogia sima. A small toothed whale; the name is usually written in katakana.

オガワコマッコウは小こ型がたのマッコウクジラの仲なか間まです。
The dwarf sperm whale is a small relative of the sperm whale.

Kanji

小little, small
川stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
抹rub, paint, erase
香incense, smell, perfume

Related words

マッコウクジラ
The much larger sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus); オガワコマッコウ is a dwarf species in the same superfamily.

Written forms

オガワコマッコウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
小お川がわ小こ抹まっ香こう
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Formed from the surname 小川 and コマッコウ, “pygmy sperm whale.” The name honors cetacean anatomist 小川鼎三.