烏帽子雀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	帽	子	雀
え Jinmeiyō	ぼう > ぼ Grade: S	し Grade: 1	がら Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon	kan'on		irregular

エボシガラ or tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor

Etymology

Superficially of 烏帽子(えぼし) (eboshi, “priest's cap”) + がら, but the origin of the latter portion is uncertain. Compare etymology at 山雀(やまがら) (yamagara, “varied tit”). Compare also 小雀(こがら) (kogara, “willow tit”), 四十雀(しじゅうから) (shijūkara, “Japanese tit”).

Noun

烏(え)帽(ぼ)子(し)雀(がら) or 烏帽子雀(エボシガラ) • (eboshigara) 

1. a tufted titmouse

Usage notes

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