小道走

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
みち
Grade: 2
はし(り) > ばし(り)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 コミチバシリ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

() (ko, less, little) + 道走(ミチバシリ) (michibashiri, roadrunner)

Pronunciation

Noun

コミチバシリ: lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox

()(みち)(ばしり) or 小道走(コミチバシリ) (komichibashiri

  1. lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox
    • 2019 August 1, mantiscentipede, “Chijō o bakusō suru rōdorannā, ōmichibashiri to wa? [What is the roadrunner, ōmichibashiri, that thunders over the land?]”, in Shumi o katarō:
      (げん)()では、コミチバシリとオオミチバシリの()(しゅ)(そう)(しょう)してロードランナーと()びます。
      Genchi de wa, komichibashiri to ōmichibashiri no nishu o sōshō shite rōdorannā to yobimasu.
      Two species, the lesser roadrunner and greater roadrunner, are known there by the generic name roadrunner.

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).