🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inoshishi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aper/ˈeɪ.pər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"森の中でイノシシを目撃した。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A wild boar, especially as represented in heraldry.

    "The family crest proudly displayed an aper passant beneath the oak branch."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'aper', meaning wild boar, dating back to Proto-Indo-European roots. In historical English usage, it was occasionally adopted into specialized heraldry and zoological nomenclature to denote a wild boar.

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