海蜥蜴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	蜥	蜴
うみ Grade: 2	とかげ
	Hyōgai	Hyōgai
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
海蜥蜴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”) + 蜥蜴(とかげ) (tokage, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うみとかげ [ùmítóꜜkàgè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟mʲito̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

海(うみ)蜥蜴(とかげ) or 海蜥蜴(ウミトカゲ) • (umitokage) 

1. Synonym of 海イグアナ (umi-iguana, “marine iguana”)