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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 地 | 中 | 海 | 海 | 豹 |
| ち Grade: 2 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
かい Grade: 2 |
あざらし | |
| Grade: 2 | Jinmeiyō | |||
| on'yomi | jukujikun | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 地中海モンク海豹 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
地中海 (Chichūkai, “Mediterranean Sea”) + モンク (monku, “monk”) + 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”), calque of English Mediterranean monk seal. 海豹 is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Noun
地中海モンク海豹 or 地中海モンク海豹 • (Chichūkai monku azarashi)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as チチュウカイモンクアザラシ (chichūkaimonkuazarashi).