蓑鳩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蓑	鳩
みの Jinmeiyō	はと > ばと Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

蓑(みの) (mino, “straw raincoat”) + 鳩(はと) (hato, “pigeon”). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲino̞ba̠to̞]

Noun

蓑(みの)鳩(ばと) or 蓑鳩(ミノばト) • (minobato) 

1. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)

Usage notes

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