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オオミチバシリ (おおみちばしり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オオミチバシリ

Meanings

1

noun

greater roadrunner

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the bird species Geococcyx californianus, native to North American deserts.

オオミチバシリは走はしるのが速はやい鳥とりだ。
The greater roadrunner is a fast-running bird.

Written forms

オオミチバシリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
大おお道みち走ばしり
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in taxonomic or specialized contexts.

Kanji

大large, big
道road-way, street, district
走

run

Etymology

The Japanese name オオミチバシリ literally means 'great road-runner', a calque from the English 'greater roadrunner'.