noun
cinereous vulture; Eurasian black vulture
A large Old World vulture (Aegypius monachus). In Japanese, often referred to by its katakana name.
クロハゲワシはヨーロッパからアジアにかけて生息する大型の鳥だ。
The cinereous vulture is a large bird that inhabits areas from Europe to Asia.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in katakana.
Compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black') + 禿鷲 (hagewashi, 'vulture'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name describes the bird's dark plumage.