杜と宇う

noun

lesser cuckoo

Rare literary or classical name for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). In modern Japanese, the bird is almost always called ホトトギス.

See also: ホトトギス

• 杜と宇うは漢かん詩しなどで詠よまれることがある鳥とりの名めいだ。

  杜宇 is a bird name that appears in Chinese poetry and similar contexts.