Etymology

baiji

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Today it means: A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006. Full definition →

Mandarin 白鱀豚 /白𬶨豚
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baiji · noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from白鱀豚 /白𬶨豚
  2. English todaybaiji

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白鱀豚 /白𬶨豚 (báijìtún).

baiji · noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from白芨
  2. English todaybaiji

From Mandarin 白芨 (báijī).

Baiji · proper noun3

  1. Arabic · derived fromبَيْجِي
  2. English todayBaiji

From Arabic بَيْجِي (bayjī).

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