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ウィルソンアメリカムシクイ

also: ウィルソンアメリカむしくい

Meanings

1

noun

Wilson's warbler; Wilson's blackcap

A small New World warbler (Cardellina pusilla). The name is a direct loan translation; used in ornithological contexts.

ウィルソンアメリカムシクイは北ほく米べいで繁はん殖しょくする小こ鳥とりです。
The Wilson's warbler is a small bird that breeds in North America.

Written forms

ウィルソンアメリカむしくい
Hiragana variant of the katakana spelling; less common but still usable.
ウィルソンアメリカ虫むし食くい
Kanji spelling is rare for this loanword-based bird name; mainly for reference.

Kanji

虫insect, bug, temper
食eat, food

Etymology

From English 'Wilson's warbler' (named after ornithologist Alexander Wilson) + アメリカ (America) + ムシクイ (insect-eater, a common suffix for warblers).