オオバン

noun

Eurasian coot; common coot

A waterbird (Fulica atra) with a white bill and frontal shield, found in wetlands across Eurasia. In Japanese, usually written in katakana as オオバン.

• 冬ふゆになると、オオバンが湖みずうみに集あつまってくる。

  In winter, coots gather at the lake.