Kanji in this term | ||||
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頭 | 黒 | 鶏 | 冠 | 鳧 |
ず Grade: 2 |
くろ > ぐろ Grade: 2 |
とり > と Grade: S |
さか Grade: S |
けり > げり Hyōgai |
goon | kun'yomi | irregular | kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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頭黑鷄冠鳧 (kyūjitai) |
頭 (zu, “head”) + 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 鶏冠 (tosaka, “cockscomb”) + 鳧 (keri, “grey-headed lapwing”)
頭黒鶏冠鳧 or 頭黒鶏冠鳧 • (zuguro tosakageri)
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ズグロトサカゲリ.