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Kotomora

ルリオーストラリアムシクイ

Meanings

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noun

superb fairywren; superb blue-wren; blue wren

usually written using kana alone

A small, brightly colored Australian bird (Malurus cyaneus). The Japanese name is a direct translation: 瑠璃 (lapis lazuli/azure) + オーストラリア (Australia) + 虫食い (insect-eater, a common suffix for warblers and similar birds).