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    3. 始祖鳥

    始祖鳥

    始し祖そ鳥ちょう

    Archaeopteryx

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentAnimalsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    しそちょう

    Noun

    1.
    Archaeopteryx, extinct genus of early birds

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    Kanji that make up this word

    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
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