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ナイルワニ (nairuwani) Japanese meaning: Nile crocodile | Kotomora

ナイルワニ

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Meanings

1

Nile crocodile

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Crocodylus niloticus, a large African crocodile.

ナイルワニはアフリカに生せい息そくする大おお型がたのワニです。

Kanji

鰐alligator, crocodile

Related words

ワニ
General term for crocodilians; ナイルワニ specifies the Nile crocodile species.

Written forms

ナイルワニ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
ナイル鰐わに
Kanji spelling exists but is uncommon; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Etymology

The Nile crocodile is a large crocodile that lives in Africa.

From ナイル (Nile) + ワニ (crocodile). A straightforward compound naming the species after the Nile River.