巨頭鯨

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ご > ごん
Grade: S
とう > どう
Grade: 2
くじら
Grade: S
irregular kun'yomi
 ゴンドウクジラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of 巨頭(ごんどう) (gondō, giant head) + (くじら) (kujira, whale). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んどーくじら [gòńdóókúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɡõ̞ndo̞ːkɯ̟ʑiɾa̠]

Noun

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(ごん)(どう)(くじら) or 巨頭鯨(ゴンドウクジラ) (gondōkujiraごんどうくぢら (gondoukudira) or ゴンドウクヂラ (gondoukudira)?

  1. a short-finned pilot 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 ゴンドウクジラ.