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ヤドリギツグミ

Meanings

1

noun

mistle thrush

usually written using kana alone

A bird species (Turdus viscivorus) known in English also as missel thrush or stormcock. The Japanese name literally means 'mistletoe thrush'.

ヤドリギツグミはヨーロッパでよく見みられる鳥とりだ。
The mistle thrush is a bird commonly seen in Europe.
図ず鑑かんでヤドリギツグミの鳴なき声ごえを調しらべた。
I looked up the call of the mistle thrush in a field guide.

Written forms

ヤドリギツグミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
宿やどり木ぎ鶇つぐみ
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be recognized by many readers; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

宿inn, lodging, relay station
木tree, wood
鶇

thrush

Etymology

Compound of 宿木 (やどりぎ, 'mistletoe') and 鶇 (つぐみ, 'thrush'), a calque of the English 'mistle thrush'.