雪頬白

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆき
Grade: 2
ほお
Hyōgai
しろ > じろ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
雪頰白 (kyūjitai)
 ユキホオジロ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, snow bunting, (ゆき) (yuki, snow) + 頬白(ほおじろ) (hōjiro, meadow bunting)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆき)(ほお)(じろ) or 雪頬白(ユキホオジロ) (yukihōjiro

  1. snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Usage notes

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