洋鵡

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 3

Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
ヨウム

Pronunciation

Noun

(よう)() (yōmuやうむ (yaumu)?

  1. grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
    • 1948, 金井紫雲, 鳥と芸術, 芸艸堂, page 303:
      (あう)()によく()(たん)()(しよく)()(もう)(いう)し、()(ばね)(あか)い『(やう)()』は()()()()(さん)であるが、(もの)()()では(あう)()(もく)(ちゆう)(だい)(いち)といはれてゐる。
      ōmu ni yoku nite tanshishoku no umō o yūshi, obane no akai “yōmu” wa Afurika no san de aru ga, monomane de wa ōmumoku-chū daiichi to iwarete iru.
      the grey parrot, which is much like the cockatoo and has light purple plumage and red tail feathers, is native to Africa, and it is said to be the best at mimicry in the order Psittaciformes.

Usage notes

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