亜米利加鷲木菟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
亜 米 利 加 鷲 木 菟
ア
Grade: S
(ateji) 		メ
Grade: 2
(ateji) 		リ
Grade: 4
(ateji) 		カ
Grade: 4
(ateji) 		わし
Jinmeiyō 		みみずく
Grade: 1 Hyōgai
kan'on kan'yōon on'yomi kan'on kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spellings
亞米利加鷲木菟 (kyūjitai)
アメリカ鷲木菟

Etymology

By surface analysis, 亜米利加 (Amerika, “America(s)”) +‎ 鷲 (washi, “eagle”) +‎ 木菟 (mimizuku, “horned owl”).

Noun

亜(ア)米(メ)利(リ)加(カ)鷲(わし)木菟(みみずく) or 亜米利加鷲木菟(アメリカワシミミズク) • (amerika washi mimizuku) 

  1. great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

Usage notes

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

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