マシコ

noun

rosefinch

Refers to any finch of the genus Carpodacus. In Japanese birding, often used in compound names like オオマシコ (Pallas's rosefinch) or ベニマシコ (long-tailed rosefinch).

• ベニマシコは美うつくしい紅べに色いろの鳥とりだ。

  The long-tailed rosefinch is a beautiful crimson bird.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうではオオマシコが見みられる。

  Pallas's rosefinch can be seen in Hokkaido.

noun

monkey

Rare, archaic, or dialectal term for monkey. The cross-reference to 猿 suggests this is an alternative reading or variant form. Not used in modern standard Japanese.

See also: 猿

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「猿子ましこ」を「ましこ」と読よんで猿さるを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 猿子 is sometimes read as ましこ and refers to a monkey.