# baiji

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/

## Definitions
1. A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baiji