アメリカダチョウ

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Meanings

noun

rhea

usually written using kana alonerare term

Refers to the South American bird of the family Rheidae. Often contrasted with ダチョウ (ostrich).

Kanji

駝hunchback, load
鳥bird, chicken

Related words

ダチョウ
ダチョウ is the common term for 'ostrich' (Struthio camelus), while アメリカダチョウ specifically refers to the rhea, a similar but distinct bird native to South America.
レア
レア is a direct loanword from the genus name Rhea, used in scientific contexts. アメリカダチョウ is the more common Japanese name.

Written forms

アメリカ駝だ鳥ちょう
Kanji spelling using 駝鳥 (dachō, 'ostrich'). Rare; the word is usually written in kana.
アメリカだちょう
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of アメリカ (Amerika, 'America') and ダチョウ (dachō, 'ostrich'), literally 'American ostrich'. The kanji 駝鳥 is an older Chinese-derived spelling for 'ostrich'.