太蘭鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	蘭	鳥
たい Grade: 2	らん Jinmeiyō	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of translingual Tyrannus; by surface analysis, 太(たい) (tai, “great, large”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”).

Noun

太(たい)蘭(らん)鳥(ちょう) or 太蘭鳥(タイランチョウ) • (tairanchō)

tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannidae)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as タイランチョウ (tairanchō).