Bird Fossils and related words Flashcards
fossil
kaseki 化石
most
motto.mo 最も
Antarctica
nankyoku 南極
birds
chōrui 鳥類
modern-day, living
現生 gensei
nearly, almost
ほぼ
mankind, humanity
人類 jinrui
clothing, garments
衣類
north pole
北極 hokkyoku
Arctic Circle
hokkyokuken 北極圏
negative, half-hearted, unmotivated
消極的 shōkyokuteki
proactive, assertive, positive
積極的 sekkyokuteki
mallard (type of duck)
マガモ
currently, now
現在 genzai
to live
暮らす kurasu
waterfowl
水鳥 mizutori
connection
関連 kanren
to admit, to recognise
認める mitomeru
new (can be used for abstract nouns)
新た(な) arata.na
research
研究 kenkyuu
clear, obvious
明らか(な) akiraka.na
to become clear, to be revealed
明らかになる akiraka ni naru
years ago
_年前 _nenmae
as, in the role of
として
to be known as _
_として知る toshite shiru
extinction
絶滅 zetsumetsu
species, seed
種 shu
time of living
生息年代 seisokunendai
to inhabit
生息する seisoku.suru
habitat
生息地 seisokuchi
era, period, generation (like Gen Z)
年代 nendai
chronological order
年代順 nendaijun
Cretaceous period
白亜紀 hakuaki
period, era (large scale)
紀 ki
end (physically or chronologically)
末 matsu (also pronounced sue)
soon, after
間もなく mamonaku
huge, large, gigantic
巨大 kyodai
asteroid, meteor, meteorite
隕石 inseki
due to, because of
により
fall, descent
落下 rakka
to correspond, to coincide
当たる ataru
time, period
時期 jiki
skull
頭骨 tōkotsu