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) 

1. leaf warblers (Phylloscopus), a genus of insectivorous birds
2. willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), a species of leaf warbler
3. 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”)