帝揚羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
帝 揚 羽
みかど
Grade: S 		あげ
Grade: S 		は
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 帝(みかど) (mikado, “emperor”) + 揚羽(あげは) (ageha, “swallowtail butterfly”)

Noun

帝(みかど)揚(あげ)羽(は) or 帝揚羽(ミカドアゲハ) • (mikadoageha) 

  1. common jay butterfly, Graphium doson

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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