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カロライナコガラ

Meanings

1

noun

Carolina chickadee

usually written using kana alone

A small North American bird (Poecile carolinensis, formerly Parus carolinensis). The name is a direct loan from English.

カロライナコガラはアメリカ南なん東とう部ぶでよく見みられる小こ鳥とりです。
The Carolina chickadee is a small bird commonly seen in the southeastern United States.

Written forms

カロライナコガラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
カロライナ小雀こがら
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts; the kana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

小little, small
雀sparrow

Etymology

From English 'Carolina chickadee'. The Japanese name is a direct borrowing, combining 'Carolina' and 'ko-gara' (small tit).