頭黒鶏冠鳧

Japanese

Alternative spelling
頭黑鷄冠鳧 (kyūjitai)

頭 (zu, “head”) +‎ 黒 (kuro, “black”) +‎ 鶏冠 (tosaka, “cockscomb”) +‎ 鳧 (keri, “grey-headed lapwing”)

頭(ず)黒(ぐろ)鶏(と)冠(さか)鳧(げり) or 頭黒鶏冠鳧(ズグロトサカゲリ) • (zuguro tosakageri)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ズグロトサカゲリ.

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