lovebirdとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

love +‎ bird

名詞

lovebird (複数形 lovebirds)

1. Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
   • 1999, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, “The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey”, in Friends, season 5, episode 15:

     Okay, all right, whew! What do you say we all clear out of here and let these two lovebirds get back down to business?

下位語

• black-cheeked lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis
• black-collared lovebird (または Swindern's lovebird), Agapornis swindernianus
• black-winged lovebird (または Abyssinian lovebird), Agapornis taranta
• Fischer's lovebird, Agapornis fischeri
• grey-headed lovebird (または Madagascar lovebird), Agapornis canus
• Lilian's lovebird (または Nyasa lovebird), Agapornis lilianae
• red-headed lovebird (または red-faced lovebird), Agapornis pullarius
• rosy-faced lovebird (または peach-faced lovebird), Agapornis roseicollis
• yellow-collared lovebird (または masked lovebird), Agapornis personatus,

派生した語

• → Japanese: ラブバード (rabubādo)

Further reading

• lovebird on Wikipedia.