For pronunciation and definitions of ムシクイ – see the following entry.
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(This term, ムシクイ (mushikui), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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By extension from Etymology 1, above, from the birds’ diet.
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
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
- 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”)