百合鴎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
百	合	鴎
ゆり		かもめ Hyōgai
Grade: 1	Grade: 2
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
百合鷗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “lily gull”, 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”) + 鴎(かもめ) (kamome, “gull”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ɾʲika̠mo̞me̞]

Noun

百合(ゆり)鴎(かもめ) or 百合鴎(ユリカモメ) • (yurikamome) 

1. black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

   Synonym: 都鳥 (miyako-dori)

Usage notes

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