ウミネコ

Japanese

Etymology

海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”), comparing its cry with that of a cat. Compare English seamew.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うみねこ [ùmínékó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲine̞ko̞]

Noun

ウミネコ (hiragana うみねこ, rōmaji umineko)

  1. black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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