猛禽

• 読み: もうきん
• ローマ字: moukin
• 漢字の分解: 猛 (mō) — fierce, savage; 禽 (kin) — bird (classical term)
• 発音: /moː.kin/

意味

Bird of prey; raptor. A carnivorous bird equipped with sharp talons and a hooked beak, which hunts and kills other animals for food.

A compound noun used in ornithology, ecology, and wildlife conservation. 猛禽 includes hawks (タカ), eagles (ワシ), falcons (ハヤブサ), and owls (フクロウ). As apex predators of the avian world, raptors are sensitive indicators of ecosystem health and are among the first species to show the effects of environmental toxins through bioaccumulation. The formal designation 猛禽類 is used in scientific and conservation contexts.

例文

1. タカやワシなどの猛禽は鋭いかぎ爪と強力な視力を持ち、上空から獲物を狙う。
2. 猛禽の保護施設では、負傷した個体のリハビリと野生復帰を支援している。
3. 猛禽類は生態系の頂点に位置するため、環境汚染の影響を真っ先に受けやすい。

使い方ガイド

場面: ornithology, ecology, wildlife conservation

トーン: technical

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 猛 (mō) means fierce or savage, and 禽 (kin) is a classical character meaning bird (now rare in everyday writing). Together they describe a fierce, predatory bird.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal