海イグアナ

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Japanese

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 ウミイグアナ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海イグアナ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (umi, sea) +‎ イグアナ (iguana).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) みイグアナ [ùmí íꜜgùànà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲi iɡɯ̟ᵝa̠na̠]

Noun

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(うみ)イグアナ or (ウミ)イグアナ (umi-iguana

  1. a marine iguana
    Synonym: 海蜥蜴 (umitokage)