noun
common loon; great northern diver
Refers to the bird species Gavia immer. In Japanese, the katakana name ハシグロアビ is the usual written form.
ハシグロアビは北アメリカの湖でよく見られる。
The common loon is often seen on lakes in North America.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.
The name ハシグロアビ literally means 'black-billed loon' (嘴黒阿比). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a descriptive compound referring to the bird's dark bill.