象海豹

From 象 (zō, “elephant”) +‎ 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”).^[1][2] The 海豹 spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

• (Tokyo) ぞーあざらし [zòó ázáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zo̞ː a̠za̠ɾa̠ɕi]

象(ぞう)海豹(あざらし) or 象海豹(ゾウアザラシ) • (zō azarashi) ^{←ざうあざらし (zauazarasi)?}

1. an elephant seal

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ゾウアザラシ (zōazarashi).

Not to be confused with 海象 (seiuchi, “walrus”, literally “sea elephant”).