noun
minohiki chicken; Japanese long-tailed chicken breed
A Japanese ornamental chicken breed known for its extremely long tail feathers. The name literally means 'straw-raincoat-dragging chicken'.
蓑曳鶏は尾羽が長く、地面を引きずるように見える。
The minohiki chicken has long tail feathers that appear to drag on the ground.
この品評会では、蓑曳鶏の美しい尾が評価される。
At this exhibition, the beautiful tails of minohiki chickens are judged.
The name 蓑曳鶏 (minohiki-dori) combines 蓑 (mino, 'straw raincoat'), 曳 (hiki, 'to drag'), and 鶏 (dori, 'chicken'), describing the appearance of the long tail feathers dragging like a straw raincoat.