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ヘビクイワシ (hebikuiwashi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The secretarybird inhabits the grasslands of Africa.
I saw the long legs of a secretarybird at the zoo.
Kanji 蛇 snake, serpent, hard drinker Written forms ヘビクイワシ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
蛇へび 食くい 鷲わし
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is almost always written in kana.
Etymology Compound of 蛇 (hebi, 'snake'), 食い (kui, 'eating'), and 鷲 (washi, 'eagle'), describing the bird's snake-hunting behavior. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name is a straightforward descriptive compound.
