銀腹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
銀	腹
ぎん Grade: 3	はら > ぱら Grade: 6
kan'on	kun'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 銀(ぎん) (gin, “silver”) + 腹(はら) (hara, “belly”).

Noun

銀(ぎん)腹(ぱら) or 銀腹(ギンパラ) • (ginpara)

tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca)

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 ギンパラ (ginpara).