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흰머리기러기

Korean edit

 
흰머리기러기

Etymology edit

Literally "white-headed goose." From 흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 머리 (meori, “head”) +‎ 기러기 (gireogi, “wild goose”).

Coined by Ki-Sup Lee (이기섭), a South Korean ornithologist, in his report on the first confirmed sighting of the bird in Korea in 1996. "흰머리기러기(신칭)는 영명은 Emperor Goose이며 학명은 Anser canagicus이다."[1] The term has been widely adopted in Korean ornithological publications.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huinmeorigireogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huinmeoligileogi
McCune–Reischauer?hŭinmŏrigirŏgi
Yale Romanization?huynmelikileki

Noun edit

흰머리기러기 • (huinmeorigireogi)

  1. The emperor goose, Chen canagica.

References edit

  • 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
  • Notes:
  1. ^ Lee, Ki-Sup (2002). "흰머리기러기의 국내 첫 기록," Bulletin of the Korean Institute of Ornithology 8(1), 49-50.
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