嘴白啄木鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘴	白	啄	木	鳥
はし Hyōgai	しろ > じろ Grade: 1	きつつき
		Jinmeiyō	Grade: 1	Grade: 2
kun'yomi	kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

From 嘴(はし) (hashi, “beak; bill”) + 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”) + 啄木鳥(きつつき) (kitsutsuki, “woodpecker”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

嘴(はし)白(じろ)啄木鳥(きつつき) or 嘴白啄木鳥(ハシジロキツツキ) • (hashijiro kitsutsuki) 

1. ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)

Usage notes

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