雲紋雀蛾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雲	紋	雀	蛾
うん Grade: 2	もん Grade: S	すずめ Jinmeiyō	Hyōgai
on'yomi		kun'yomi	irregular

Etymology

雲紋(うんもん) (unmon, “cloud pattern”) + 雀蛾(すずめ) (suzume, “sphinx moth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃mːõ̞ɰ̃sɨzɨme̞]

Noun

雲(うん)紋(もん)雀(すずめ)蛾 or 雲紋雀蛾(ウンモンスズメ) • (unmonsuzume) 

1. Callambulyx tatarinovii gabyae, a species of sphinx moth

Usage notes

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