🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)
つちくじらぞく・ツチクジラゾク【槌鯨属】 : tsuchi kujira zoku | define meaning
tsuchi kujira zoku
Definition
Noun
- Giant beaked whale (of the genus Berardius), which comprises Baird's beaked whale and Arnoux's beaked whale.
Etymology
Derived from つち【槌】 tsuchi "mallot", くじら【鯨】 kujira "whale" and ぞく【属】 zoku "genus". Note that つちくじら【槌鯨】 tsuchi kujira (tsuchikujira) on its own refers specifically to Baird's beaked whale, sometimes called the North Pacific bottlenose whale.
意味：つちくじらぞく・ツチクジラゾク【槌鯨属】