紅篦鷺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅 篦 鷺
べに
Grade: 6 		へら
Hyōgai 		さぎ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
紅箆鷺

Etymology

紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 篦鷺(へらさぎ) (herasagi, “Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)”)

Noun

紅(べに)篦(へら)鷺(さぎ) or 紅篦鷺(ベニヘラサギ) • (beniherasagi) 

  1. a roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

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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