雌鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雌	鳥
め > めん Grade: S	とり > どり Grade: 2
Irregular

Alternative forms

牝鳥

Etymology

Originally medori, from 雌 (me-, “female”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

Noun

雌鳥 (hiragana めんどり, rōmaji mendori)

a female bird

See also

雄 (おん)鳥 (どり) (ondori)
雌 (めん)鶏 (どり) (mendori)

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