mejiro

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noun

A small passerine bird, Zosterops japonicus, the Japanese white-eye.

OriginJapanese 目白 →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounmejiro (plural mejiros)

plural mejiros

  1. A small passerine bird, Zosterops japonicus, the Japanese white-eye.

Origin

  1. Japanese目白
  2. Englishmejiro

Borrowed from Japanese 目白 (mejiro).

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APA

mejiro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mejiro

MLA

“mejiro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mejiro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mejiro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mejiro.

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