Japanese

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 オオクチバス on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
くち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

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Calque of English largemouth bass, equivalent to (ō, large) +‎ (kuchi, mouth) +‎ バス (basu, bass).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ちバ [òókúchí báꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːkɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕi ba̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

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(おお)(くち)バス or 大口(オオクチ)バス (ōkuchi basu

  1. a largemouth bass
    オオクチバス(ぞく)
    Ōkuchi Basu-zoku
    Micropterus