noun
Eurasian curlew
A large wading bird with a long down-curved bill. Scientific name: Numenius arquata.
干潟でダイシャクシギが餌を探していた。
A Eurasian curlew was foraging on the tidal flat.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. The word is usually written in kana.
Alternate kanji spelling; very rare.
The name is a compound of 大 (dai, 'large'), 尺 (shaku, an old unit of length, referring to the long bill), and 鷸 (shigi, 'sandpiper'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.