時ときつ鳥どり

noun

lesser cuckoo

Rare term for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). The common Japanese name is 時鳥 (ほととぎす), which can refer to several cuckoo species. This form is literary or historical.

See also: 時鳥

• 「時ときつ鳥どり」は、古ふるい和わ歌かなどで見みられるホトトギスの異い名みょうの一ひとつだ。

  "Tokitsudori" is one of the alternate names for the lesser cuckoo found in old waka poetry and similar texts.