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ソリハシシギ

Meanings

1

noun

Terek sandpiper

usually written using kana alone

A migratory shorebird (Xenus cinereus) with a distinctive upturned bill. The name is usually written in katakana.

干ひ潟がたでソリハシシギを見みつけた。
I spotted a Terek sandpiper on the tidal flat.

Written forms

ソリハシシギ
kana-only spelling
The katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
反そり嘴はし鷸しぎ
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in specialized or older texts.

Kanji

反anti-
嘴beak, bill
鷸

kingfisher, snipe

Etymology

The name ソリハシシギ literally means 'curved-bill sandpiper', from 反り (そり, curve) + 嘴 (はし, bill) + 鷸 (しぎ, sandpiper).