saltwater crocodile; estuarine crocodile
Refers specifically to Crocodylus porosus, the largest living reptile, found in brackish and saltwater habitats from India to northern Australia.
イリエワニは世界最大の爬虫類です。
The saltwater crocodile is the world's largest reptile.
オーストラリア北部の川にはイリエワニが生息している。
Saltwater crocodiles inhabit rivers in northern Australia.
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 入り江 (inlet) + わに (crocodile); rarely used.
Kanji spelling using 入江 (inlet) + 鰐 (crocodile); marks as rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 入り江 (irie, 'inlet') + 鰐 (wani, 'crocodile'), referring to its habitat in coastal inlets and estuaries.