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The albatross is known in Japanese as アホウドリ ahō-dori, meaning 'idiot bird'. This unflattering name is probably based on the fact that it does not fear humans and is easily caught. When written in Chinese characters, アホウドリ ahō-dori is written either 阿房鳥, the normally expected characters for 'idiot bird', or with the Chinese name of the albatross, 信天翁 (Chinese xìntiānwēng, literally 'believe heaven old man'). However, the latter may also be read in the Japanese on-yomi pronunciation シンテンオウ shinten'ō. The English name アルバトロス arubatorosu may also be found.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
| Phoebastria |
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Phoebastria immutabilis
Diomedea immutabilis |
Laysan albatross
Albatros de Laysan
Laysanalbatros
Альбатрос темноспинный |
コアホウドリ
(小信天翁 ~ 小阿房鳥)
ko-ahō-dori
'small idiot-bird' |
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黑背信天翁
(黑背信天翁)
hēi-bèi xìntiānwēng
'black-backed believe-heaven-old man' |
(黑背信天翁)
黑背信天翁
hēi-bèi xìntiānwēng
'black-backed believe-heaven-old man' |
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Phoebastria nigripes
Diomedea nigripes |
Black-footed albatross
Albatros à pieds noirs
Schwarzfußalbatros
Черноногий альбатрос |
クロアシアホウドリ
(黒足信天翁 ~ 黒足阿房鳥)
kuro-ashi ahō-dori
'black-footed idiot-bird' |
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黑脚信天翁
(黑腳信天翁)
hēi jiǎo xìntiānwēng
'black-footed believe-heaven-old man' |
(黑脚信天翁)
黑腳信天翁
hēi jiǎo xìntiānwēng
'black-footed believe-heaven-old man' |
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Phoebastria albatrus
Diomedea albatrus |
Short-tailed albatross
Stellar's albatross
Albatros à queue courte
Kurzschwanzalbatros
Белоспинный альбатрос |
アホウドリ
(信天翁 ~ 阿房鳥)
ahō-dori
'idiot-bird' |
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短尾信天翁
(短尾信天翁)
duǎn-wěi xìntiānwēng
'short-tailed believe-heaven-old man' |
(短尾信天翁)
短尾信天翁
duǎn-wěi xìntiānwēng
'short-tailed believe-heaven-old man' |
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알바트로스
albateuroseu
'albatross' (English) |
| Diomedea |
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Diomedea exulans
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Wandering albatross
Albatros hurleur
Wanderalbatros
Странствующий альбатрос |
ワタリアホウドリ
(渡り信天翁 ~ 渡り阿房鳥)
watari ahō-dori
'migratory idiot-bird' |
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漂泊信天翁
(漂泊信天翁)
piāobó xìntiānwēng
'wandering albatross' |
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