also: おおぎはくじら
noun
Stejneger's beaked whale
A species of beaked whale found in the North Pacific. Scientific name: Mesoplodon stejnegeri.
オウギハクジラは北太平洋に生息する珍しいクジラの一種です。
Stejneger's beaked whale is a rare species of whale that inhabits the North Pacific.
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Irregular kana variant; the reading おおぎはくじら is considered irregular.
The name オウギハクジラ literally means 'fan-toothed whale', from 扇 (おうぎ, 'fan') + 歯 (は, 'tooth') + 鯨 (くじら, 'whale'), referring to the shape of the teeth in adult males.