ムシクイ

Japanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕikɯ̟ᵝi]

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ムシクイ – see the following entry.

【虫食むしくい】

[noun] being worm-eaten

[noun] a hole made as a result of being worm-eaten

[noun] insect eating or entomophagy (especially of birds); insect eater

(This term, ムシクイ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

By extension from Etymology 1, above, from the birds’ diet.

Noun

ムシクイ: a willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

ムシクイ • (mushikui)

leaf warblers (Phylloscopus), a genus of insectivorous birds
willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), a species of leaf warbler
chiffchaff, common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), a species of leaf warbler

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

モリムシクイ (mori mushikui, “wood warbler”)
アメリカムシクイ (Amerika mushikui, “New World warbler”)
メボソムシクイ (meboso mushikui, “Japanese leaf warbler”)

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