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首長竜 (くびながりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
plesiosaur
Refers to the extinct marine reptile group Plesiosauria, known for their long necks and flippers. Used in paleontological and popular science contexts.
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Plesiosaurs lived in the seas of the Mesozoic era.
Kanji 首 neck, counter for songs and poems Similar words 魚ぎょ 竜りゅう 魚竜 (ichthyosaur) is another extinct marine reptile but with a fish-like body, unlike the long-necked plesiosaur.
恐きょう 竜りゅう 恐竜 (dinosaur) is a broader term for terrestrial reptiles; plesiosaurs are marine reptiles, not dinosaurs.
Etymology Compound of 首 (くび, 'neck'), 長 (なが, 'long'), and 竜 (りゅう, 'dragon/reptile'), literally 'long-necked dragon'. The reading くびながりゅう is a straightforward kun-yomi + on-yomi combination.
