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baiji

/ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/

baiji noun: a freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006. Also the alternative form of bai ji.

Noun

baiji (plural baijis or baiji)

  1. A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.
    • In 2006, he made a research trip to China to look for the baiji, also known as the Yangtze River dolphin. He and his colleagues searched the legendary river’s entire 1,700-kilometer main channel, twice. They counted nearly 20,000 large shipping vessels and more than a thousand fishing boats, but no...2021 March 30, J. B. MacKinnon, “An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention”, in The Atlantic

Proper noun capitalized: Baiji

Baiji

  1. A city and district in Saladin governorate, northern Iraq.

Also used as

baiji is also the alternative form of bai ji.

baiji meaning in Thai

baiji in Thai

freshwater dolphin
โลมาแม่น้ำจีน loh-maa mâe náam jeen

Synonyms of baiji

Forms of baiji

pluralbaijis
pluralbaiji

Origin of baiji

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

From Mandarin 白芨 (báijī).

From Arabic بَيْجِي (bayjī).

Questions about baiji

What does baiji mean?
Baiji means a freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.
What is baiji in Thai?
Baiji in Thai is โลมาแม่น้ำจีน (loh-maa mâe náam jeen). See Baiji meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is baiji?
Baiji can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce baiji?
Baiji is pronounced /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of baiji?
The plural of baiji is baijis.

Words near baiji in the dictionary

  1. baignoirs
  2. Baigs
  3. baihe
  4. baihua
  5. Baiima
  6. baiji
  7. baijis
  8. baijiu
  9. baiju
  10. Baik
  11. Baikal

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