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フタバスズキリュウ (futabasuzukiryuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フタバスズキリュウ

ふ

た

ば

す

ず

き

りゅ

う

Meanings

1

Futabasaurus suzukii

usually written using kana alone

A species of plesiosaur discovered in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific fossil taxon.

フタバスズキリュウは、福ふく島しま県けんで発はっ見けんされた首くび長なが竜

りゅう

の

一いっ

種しゅ

です

。

Futabasaurus suzukii is a type of plesiosaur discovered in Fukushima Prefecture.

国こく立りつ科か学がく博はく物ぶつ館かんでフタバスズキリュウの化か石せきを見みました。

I saw a fossil of Futabasaurus suzukii at the National Museum of Nature and Science.

Kanji

双pair, set, comparison
葉leaf, plane, lobe
鈴small bell, buzzer
木tree, wood
竜dragon, imperial

Built from

双ふた葉ば+鈴すず+木き+竜りゅう

Written forms

フタバスズキリュウ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this extinct marine reptile.
双ふた葉ば鈴すず木き竜りゅう
Kanji spelling is rarely used; the name is almost always written in katakana.

Etymology

Named after the discovery site (双葉層群, Futaba Group) and the researcher Suzuki (鈴木). The suffix 竜 (りゅう) means 'dragon' and is commonly used in Japanese names for prehistoric reptiles.