アメリカムシクイ

Japanese

Etymology

From アメリカ (Amerika) + 虫食(むしく)い (mushikui).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠me̞ɾʲika̠mɯ̟ᵝɕikɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

アメリカムシクイ • (Amerika mushikui)

New World warblers, American wood warblers, Parulidae, a taxonomic family of birds
Synonym: モリムシクイ (mori mushikui)

Usage notes

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

References

“アメリカムシクイ”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
“アメリカムシクイ”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014

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