ヨーロッパ鵟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鵟
のすり
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

ヨーロッパ (yōroppa, “Europe”) + 鵟(のすり) (nosuri, “eastern buzzard”).

Noun

ヨーロッパ鵟(ノスリ) or ヨーロッパ鵟(のすり) • (Yōroppa nosuri) 

  1. a common buzzard

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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