葦鴨

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
よし
Jinmeiyō
かも > がも
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ヨシガモ on Japanese Wikipedia

(よし) (yoshi, reed) + (かも) (kamo, duck). The kamo changes to gamo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(よし)(がも) or 葦鴨(ヨシガモ) (yoshigamo

  1. falcated duck (Mareca falcata)
    Synonyms: 蓑鴨 (minogamo), 蓑葦 (minoyoshi)
Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あし
Jinmeiyō
かも > がも
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Noun

(あし)(がも) (ashigamo

  1. (poetic) duck
    Synonym: (kamo)