カナダ雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雁
がん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Etymology

カナダ (kanada, “Canada”) + 雁(がん) (gan, “goose”), calque of English Canada goose.

Noun

カナダ雁(がん) or カナダ雁(ガン) • (Kanada gan) 

  1. Canada goose, Branta canadensis

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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