Japanese

Noun

虫食い ‎(hiragana むしくい, romaji mushikui)

1. being worm-eaten
2. a hole made as a result of being worm-eaten
3. insect eating or entomophagy (especially of birds); insect eater

Synonyms

• 昆虫食 (こんちゅうしょく) ‎(konchūshoku, “entomophagy”)

Derived terms

• 虫食 (むしく)い算 (ざん) ‎(mushikuizan, “fill-in-the-blank problem”)