襟巻蜥蜴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
襟	巻	蜥	蜴
えり Grade: S	ま(き) Grade: 6	とかげ
		Hyōgai	Hyōgai
kun'yomi		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
襟卷蜥蜴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

襟巻(えりま)き (erimaki, “scarf”) + 蜥蜴(とかげ) (tokage, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ɾʲima̠kʲito̞ka̠ɡe̞]
• (Tokyo) えりまきとかげ [èrímákítóꜜkàgè] (Nakadaka – [5])

Noun

襟(えり)巻(まき)蜥蜴(とかげ) • (erimakitokage) 

1. frilled lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii

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 エリマキトカゲ (erimakitokage).