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ゾウアザラシ (ぞうあざらし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
elephant seal
usually written using kana alone
Refers to the large marine mammal of the genus Mirounga. Often used in compounds like キタゾウアザラシ (northern elephant seal) and ミナミゾウアザラシ (southern elephant seal).
See also: 北象海豹 (きたぞうあざらし) · 南象海豹 (みなみぞうあざらし)
Elephant seals can dive deep.
Written forms ゾウアザラシ Usage 100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form.
象ぞう 海豹あざらし
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji 象 elephant, pattern after, imitate Similar words アザラシ アザラシ is the general term for 'seal', while ゾウアザラシ specifically refers to the elephant seal, a much larger species with a distinctive trunk-like nose.
キタゾウアザラシ キタゾウアザラシ is the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), one of the two species of elephant seal.
ミナミゾウアザラシ ミナミゾウアザラシ is the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), the other species of elephant seal.
Etymology Compound of 象 (ぞう, 'elephant') and 海豹 (あざらし, 'seal'), referring to the elephant-like trunk of the male. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name is descriptive.
