魚竜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
魚 竜
ぎょ
Grade: 2		 りゅう
Grade: S
kan’on goon

Etymology

From 魚 (gyo, “fish”) +‎ 竜 (ryū, “dragon”), calque of New Latin ichthyosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

Noun

魚竜 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 魚龍, hiragana ぎょりゅう, rōmaji gyoryū)

  1. an ichthyosaur

Descendants

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