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草食動物

草食動物

See also: 草食动物

Chinese

grass-eating, herbivorous animal
trad. (草食動物) 草食 動物
simp. (草食动物) 草食 动物

Noun

草食動物

  1. herbivore

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 1
しょく
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 草食 (sōshoku, grass-eating; herbivorous) + 動物 (dōbutsu, animal).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • (Tokyo) うしょくどうぶつ [sòóshókú dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka - [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ːɕo̞kɯᵝ do̞ːbɯᵝt͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

草食動物 (hiragana そうしょくどうぶつ, romaji sōshoku dōbutsu, historical hiragana さうしょくどうぶつ)

  1. An herbivore.

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References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9