黒鳥

黒 (koku, “black”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こくちょー [kòkúchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕo̞ː]

黒鳥 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 黑鳥, hiragana こくちょう, katakana コクチョウ, rōmaji kokuchō, historical hiragana こくてう, historical katakana コクテウ)

1. a black swan

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as コクチョウ.

• 白 (ハク)鳥 (チョウ) (hakuchō, “swan”)

黒 (kuro, “black”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) くろとり [kùrótórí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞to̞ɾʲi]

黒鳥 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 黑鳥, hiragana くろとり, katakana クロトリ, rōmaji kurotori)

1. (literally) a black-feathered bird (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. (archaic) Synonym of 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “common scoter”)