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): [a̠me̞ɾʲika̠mɯ̟ɕikɯ̟i]

Noun

アメリカムシクイ: common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), a New World warbler

アメリカムシクイ • (Amerika mushikui) 

1. 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”)‎^[1] (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”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014