Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つの
Grade: 2
しま
Grade: 3
くじら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ツノシマクジラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of 角島(つのしま) (Tsunoshima, an island located in the Sea of Japan) + (くじら) (kujira, whale).

Noun

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(つの)(しま)(くじら) or 角島鯨(ツノシマクジラ) (tsunoshimakujiraつのしまくぢら (tunosimakudira) or ツノシマクヂラ (tunosimakudira)?

  1. Omura's whale

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ツノシマクジラ.