ONE weekly OT thread re: Godzilla Trivia if interested. May be common sense, I don't know

War Eagle everyone..

I'll preface the quiz question to say I enjoy pretty much all of Kaiju's posts and he or she seems to be a decent person. War Eagle.

And,actually, I rarely, but occasionally look at other teams' boards. I really enjoy spending time on here and still really enjoy getting to know AU folks spread around the world. A War Eagle to you all.

That said.....here is the Godzilla trivia quiz question: DADUM!

Question: Sorry, hang with me - I wasn't sure how to phrase it, so I thought I would keep it as wide open as possible for creative ideas, and don't wiki or Google if you don't know (or please don't post what you find).

Sorry, finally, here is the trivia question:

"Godzilla" was the English translation of his (?) original Japanese name "Gojira."

"Gojira" is a combination of the names of two different wild animals. One of those animals is the gorilla. Very strong and powerful. Intelligent, etc.

So what animal does the "jira" come from originally in Japanese? FTR, "jira" is only part of the animal's name in Japanese, just as "Go" is only part of the animal's name in English. I hope this makes sense.

Basically, Godzilla's name comes from the combination of gorilla and....what other animal?



PS - I am not a big fan of Godzilla now, but always watched Godzilla movies whenever they were on TV in the '70s in Auburn. I just recently found out the origin of his name.

PS2 - What is "Southern Hospitality?" in 6 words

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