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Japanese
Etymology 1
ヨシガモ on Japanese Wikipedia
葦 (yoshi, “reed”) + 鴨 (kamo, “duck”). The kamo changes to gamo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
葦鴨 or 葦鴨 • (yoshigamo)
- 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
Noun
葦鴨 • (ashigamo)
- (poetic) duck
- Synonym: 鴨 (kamo)