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鸬 is a phono-semantic compound used to name an aquatic bird. The semantic radical 鸟 (niǎo) on the right places the character in the bird category, while the left-side component 卢 (lú) serves solely as a phonetic clue. Its traditional form, 鸕, uses the unsimplified 鳥 radical and 盧 component. It occurs almost exclusively in the binomial 鸬鹚 (lúcí), designating the cormorant, a large diving bird traditionally employed for fishing. The structure is a typical taxonomic compound: a category radical paired with a phonetic marker.
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