似鯨
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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似 | 鯨 |
にたり Grade: 5 |
くじら Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
似鯨 or 似鯨 • (nitarikujira) ←にたりくぢら (nitarikudira) or ニタリクヂラ (nitarikudira)?
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ニタリクジラ.