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バイカルアザラシ (baikaruazarashi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バイカルアザラシ

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Meanings

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Baikal seal

usually written using kana alone

A species of seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia.

バイカルアザラシは世せ界かいで唯ゆい一いつ、淡たん水すいに生せい息そくするアザラシです。

The Baikal seal is the only seal in the world that lives in fresh water.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
豹leopard, panther

Written forms

バイカルアザラシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard; the word is usually written in kana.
バイカル海豹あざらし
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; 海豹 is the kanji for 'seal'.

Etymology

From Russian Байка́л (Bajkál, 'Baikal') + アザラシ (azarashi, 'seal').