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似鯨

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にたり
Grade: 5
くじら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ニタリクジラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) たりくじら [nìtáríkúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ita̠ɾʲikɯ̟ʑiɾa̠]

Noun

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(にたり)(くじら) or 似鯨(ニタリクジラ) (nitarikujiraにたりくぢら (nitarikudira) or ニタリクヂラ (nitarikudira)?

  1. a Bryde'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 ニタリクジラ.