帝揚羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みかど
Grade: S
あげ
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

(みかど)(あげ)() 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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