Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くび
Grade: 2
なが
Grade: 2
りゅう
Grade: S
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
首長龍 (kyūjitai)
 首長竜 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(kubi, neck) +‎ (naga, long) +‎ (ryū, dragon)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) びながりゅう [kùbínágáꜜryùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟bʲina̠ɡa̠ɾʲɨː]

Noun

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(くび)(なが)(りゅう) (kubinagaryū

  1. a plesiosaur

Descendants

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  • Korean: 수장룡 (sujangnyong)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN