西黒丸鴉

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
にし
Grade: 2
こく
Grade: 2
まる
Grade: 2
からす > がらす
Hyōgai
kun'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
西黑丸鴉 (kyūjitai)

Noun

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西(にし)(こく)(まる)(がらす) or 西黒丸鴉(ニシコクマルガラス) (nishikokumarugarasu

  1. jackdaw, Coloeus monedula

Usage notes

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