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ヨーロッパヒメウ (yooroppahimeu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヨーロッパヒメウ

Meanings

1

European shag; common shag

usually written using kana alone

A species of cormorant (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) found in Europe.

ヨーロッパヒメウは、ヨーロッパの海かい岸がんでよく見みられる鳥とりです。
The European shag is a bird commonly seen on the coasts of Europe.

Kanji

姫princess
鵜cormorant

Written forms

ヨーロッパヒメウ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this bird species.
ヨーロッパ姫ひめ鵜う
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is usually written in katakana.

Etymology

From ヨーロッパ (Europe) + ヒメウ (pelagic cormorant, Urile pelagicus), referring to a similar but smaller cormorant species found in Europe.