蛇食鷲

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
へび
Grade: S
く(い)
Grade: 2
わし
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ヘビクイワシ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From (hebi, snake) +‎ 食い (kui, stem of 食う (kuu, to eat)) +‎ (washi, eagle). Compare Chinese 蛇鷲蛇鹫 (literally snake eagle), Korean 뱀잡이수리 (baemjabisuri), Vietnamese diều ăn rắn (literally snake-eating hawk), English serpent eagle, snake eagle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. a secretary bird