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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
海牛
- manatee; lamantin; sea cow
Derived terms
Japanese
Alternative spellings
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海牛 (kyūjitai) ウミウシ
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ウミウシ on Japanese Wikipedia
Etymology 1
From 海 (umi, “sea”) + 牛 (ushi, “cattle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
海牛 • (umiushi)
- a sea slug
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
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海牛 (kyūjitai) カイギュウ
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Pronunciation
Noun
海牛 • (kaigyū) ←かいぎう (kaigiu)?
- a sea cow
Hyponyms
- ジュゴン (jugon, “dugong”)
- マナティー (manatī, “manatee”)
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN