盗賊鴎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盗 賊 鴎
とう
Grade: S 		ぞく
Grade: S 		かもめ
Hyōgai
kan'on goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
盜賊鷗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

盗賊(とうぞく) (tōzoku, “theif, robber”) + 鴎(かもめ) (kamome, “gull”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːzo̞kɯ̟ka̠mo̞me̞]

Noun

盗(とう)賊(ぞく)鴎(かもめ) or 盗賊鴎(トウゾクカモメ) • (tōzokukamome) 

  1. pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus

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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