コミチバシリ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
小道走

Etymology

小(こ) (ko, “less, little”) + ミチバシリ (michibashiri, “roadrunner”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞mʲit͡ɕiba̠ɕiɾʲi]

Noun

コミチバシリ: lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox

コミチバシリ • (komichibashiri) 

1. lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox
   • 2019 August 1, mantiscentipede, “Chijō o bakusō suru rōdorannā, ōmichibashiri to wa? [What is the roadrunner, ōmichibashiri, that thunders over the land?]”, in Shumi o katarō‎^[1]:

     現(げん)地(ち)では、コミチバシリとオオミチバシリの２(に)種(しゅ)を総(そう)称(しょう)してロードランナーと呼(よ)びます。

     Genchi de wa, komichibashiri to ōmichibashiri no nishu o sōshō shite rōdorannā to yobimasu.

     Two species, the lesser roadrunner and greater roadrunner, are known there by the generic name roadrunner.

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Related terms

• ミチバシリ (michibashiri, “roadrunners, Geococcyx sp.”)
• オオミチバシリ (ōmichibashiri, “greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus”)