魚竜
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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魚 | 竜 |
ぎょ Grade: 2 |
りゅう Grade: S |
kan'on | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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魚龍 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editFrom 魚 (gyo, “fish”) + 竜 (ryū, “dragon”), calque of New Latin ichthyosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- an ichthyosaur
Descendants
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