ヨーロッパ鵟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鵟
のすり Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

ヨーロッパ (yōroppa, “Europe”) + 鵟(のすり) (nosuri, “eastern buzzard”).

Noun

ヨーロッパ鵟(ノスリ) or ヨーロッパ鵟(のすり) • (Yōroppa nosuri) 

1. a common buzzard

Usage notes

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