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コバシフラミンゴ

Meanings

1

noun

James's flamingo; Puna flamingo

usually written using kana alone

A species of flamingo native to the high Andes; the name refers to Phoenicoparrus jamesi.

コバシフラミンゴはアンデス高こう地ちの塩えん湖こに生せい息そくしている。
The James's flamingo inhabits salt lakes in the high Andes.

Written forms

コバシフラミンゴ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
小こ嘴ばしフラミンゴ
Kanji spelling is rare and may be unfamiliar to many readers; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

小little, small
嘴beak, bill

Etymology

The Japanese name コバシフラミンゴ literally means 'small-billed flamingo', from 小 (ko, 'small') + 嘴 (hashi, 'beak') + フラミンゴ (furamingo, 'flamingo').