モリムシクイ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾʲimɯ̟ᵝɕikɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

モリムシクイ (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

モリムシクイ • (mori mushikui) 

1. the wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a bird species
2. New World warblers, Parulidae, a taxonomic family of birds

   Synonym: アメリカムシクイ (Amerika 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).

See also

• ムシクイ (mushikui, “leaf warblers (Phylloscopidae)”)