ステラー海牛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 牛
かい
Grade: 2 		ぎゅう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

ステラー (Suterā, “Steller”) +‎ 海牛 (kaigyū, “sea cow”), calque of English Steller's sea cow.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ステラーかいぎゅう [sùtéráá káꜜìgyùù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [sɨte̞ɾa̠ː ka̠iɡʲɨː]

Noun

ステラー海(かい)牛(ぎゅう) or ステラー海牛(カイギュウ) • (Suterā kaigyū) 

  1. a Steller's sea cow
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