錦華鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: S

Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
錦花鳥

Noun

(きん)()(ちょう) or 錦華鳥(キンカチョウ) • (kinkachō

  1. zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).