百合鴎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
百 合 鴎
ゆり かもめ
Hyōgai
Grade: 1 Grade: 2
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
百合鷗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “lily gull”, 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”) + 鴎(かもめ) (kamome, “gull”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ɾʲika̠mo̞me̞]

Noun

百合(ゆり)鴎(かもめ) or 百合鴎(ユリカモメ) • (yurikamome) 

  1. black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
    Synonym: 都鳥 (miyako-dori)

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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