ピグミーおうぎはくじら

noun

pygmy beaked whale; Peruvian beaked whale; lesser beaked whale

A species of beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus). The name is a direct loan translation; the katakana prefix ピグミー is from English 'pygmy'.

• ピグミー扇おうぎ歯は鯨くじらは、ペルー沖おきで発はっ見けんされた比ひ較かく的てき小こ型がたのハクジラです。

  The pygmy beaked whale is a relatively small toothed whale discovered off the coast of Peru.