始祖鳥
See also: 始祖鸟
Chinese edit
bird | |||
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trad. (始祖鳥) | 始祖 | 鳥 | |
simp. (始祖鸟) | 始祖 | 鸟 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
始祖鳥
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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始 | 祖 | 鳥 |
し Grade: 3 |
そ Grade: 5 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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始祖鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From 始祖 (shiso, “progenitor”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”). Compare Chinese 始祖鳥/始祖鸟 (shǐzǔniǎo, literally “progenitor bird”), Korean 시조새 (sijosae, literally “progenitor bird”), and German Urvogel (literally “proto-bird”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
始祖鳥 • (shisochō) ←しそてう (sisoteu)?
- an archeopteryx
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | ||
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始 | 祖 | 鳥 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 시조조 (“archeopteryx”).