豹海豹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豹	海	豹
ひょう Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alternative spelling
豹海豹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 豹 (hyō, “leopard”) +‎ 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”). 海豹 (literally “sea leopard”) is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

豹海豹(ひょうあざらし) or 豹海豹(ヒョウアザラシ) • (hyōazarashi) 

1. a leopard seal