天狗蝶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 狗 蝶
てん
Grade: 1 		く > ぐ
Hyōgai 		ちょう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi goon kan'on

Etymology

天狗(てんぐ) (tengu, “tengu”) + 蝶(ちょう) (chō, “butterfly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)蝶(ちょう) or 天狗蝶(テングチヨウ) • (tenguchō or tenguchiyō) 

  1. nettle-tree butterfly, Libythea celtis

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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