オナガ

noun

azure-winged magpie

A bird species (Cyanopica cyanus) found in East Asia. In Japanese, the name is almost always written in katakana.

• 公こう園えんでオナガを見みかけました。

  I saw an azure-winged magpie in the park.

prefix

long-tailed

Prefix used in animal names to indicate a long tail, e.g., オナガドリ (long-tailed fowl). Not freely productive.

• オナガドリは尾お羽ばねがとても長ながい鳥とりです。

  The onagadori is a bird with very long tail feathers.