コミチバシリ
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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小道走 |
Etymology
[edit]小 (ko, “less, little”) + ミチバシリ (michibashiri, “roadrunner”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]コミチバシリ • (komichibashiri)
- lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox
- 2019 August 1, mantiscentipede, “Chijō o bakusō suru rōdorannā, ōmichibashiri to wa? [What is the roadrunner, ōmichibashiri, that thunders over the land?]”, in Shumi o katarō[1]:
- 現地では、コミチバシリとオオミチバシリの2種を総称してロードランナーと呼びます。
- Genchi de wa, komichibashiri to ōmichibashiri no nishu o sōshō shite rōdorannā to yobimasu.
- Two species, the lesser roadrunner and greater roadrunner, are known there by the generic name roadrunner.
- 現地では、コミチバシリとオオミチバシリの2種を総称してロードランナーと呼びます。
Usage notes
[edit]- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).