魚竜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
魚 竜
ぎょ
Grade: 2		 りゅう
Grade: S
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
魚龍 (kyūjitai)

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(ぎょ)竜(りゅう) • (gyoryū) 

  1. an ichthyosaur

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 魚龍／鱼龙 (yúlóng)
  • → Korean: 어룡 (eoryong)

See also
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