Korean

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Etymology

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Literally the "sumptuous merganser." From 호사 (豪奢, hosa, “luxury”) + 비오리 (biori, “merganser”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hosabiori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hosabioli
McCune–Reischauer?hosabiori
Yale Romanization?hosapioli

Noun

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호사비오리 (hosabiori) (hanja 豪奢비오리)

  1. The scaly-sided merganser, Mergus squamatus.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “호사비오리 [hosabiori]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN