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モモアカノスリ (ももあかノスリ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

モモアカノスリ

Meanings

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noun

Harris's hawk

usually written using kana alone

A medium-large bird of prey native to the Americas; the Japanese name literally means 'thigh-red buzzard'.

動どう物ぶつ園えんでモモアカノスリが展てん示じされている。
A Harris's hawk is on display at the zoo.

Written forms

モモアカノスリ
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana as a bird name; usually written in kana.
腿もも赤あかノスリ
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in specialized contexts; the katakana form is standard.

Kanji

腿thigh, femur
赤red

Etymology

The Japanese name is a compound of 腿 (thigh), 赤 (red), and ノスリ (buzzard), describing the bird's reddish thigh feathers.