アメリカダチョウ

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Meanings

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noun

rhea

usually written using kana alonerare term

Refers to the South American bird of the family Rheidae. Often contrasted with ダチョウ (ostrich).

Written forms

アメリカダチョウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword-based animal name.
アメリカ駝だ鳥ちょう
Kanji spelling using 駝鳥 (dachō, 'ostrich'). Rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

駝hunchback, load
鳥bird, chicken

Similar words

ダチョウ
ダチョウ is the common term for 'ostrich' (Struthio camelus), while アメリカダチョウ specifically refers to the rhea, a similar but distinct bird native to South America.
レア
レア is a direct loanword from the genus name Rhea, used in scientific contexts. アメリカダチョウ is the more common Japanese name.

Etymology

Compound of アメリカ (Amerika, 'America') and ダチョウ (dachō, 'ostrich'), literally 'American ostrich'. The kanji 駝鳥 is an older Chinese-derived spelling for 'ostrich'.