オウギハクジラ

also: おおぎはくじら

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ぎ

は

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Meanings

1

noun

Stejneger's beaked whale

usually written using kana alone

A species of beaked whale found in the North Pacific. Scientific name: Mesoplodon stejnegeri.

オウギハクジラは北きた太たい平へい洋ように生せい息そくする珍めずらしいクジラの一いっ種

しゅ

です

。

Stejneger's beaked whale is a rare species of whale that inhabits the North Pacific.

Kanji

扇fan, folding fan
歯tooth, cog
鯨whale

Word family· 9

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ピグミーおうぎはくじら
pygmy beaked whale; Peruvian beaked whale; lesser beaked whale
バハモンドオウギハクジラ
spade-toothed whale; Bahamonde's beaked whale
ヨーロッパオウギハクジラ
Sowerby's beaked whale; North Atlantic beaked whale
ヒガシアメリカオウギハクジラ
Gervais' beaked whale; Antillean beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale

Built from

扇おうぎ+ハクジラ

Written forms

オウギハクジラ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
扇歯鯨
- おうぎはくじら
  Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
- おおぎはくじら
  irregular kana usage
オオギハクジラ
irregular kana usagekana-only spelling
Irregular kana variant; the reading おおぎはくじら is considered irregular.

Etymology

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.

おおぎはくじら

irregular kana usage