鷙し鳥ちょう

noun

bird of prey

Rare literary term for a bird of prey; in modern Japanese, 猛禽 (もうきん) is the standard word.

See also: 猛禽

• 「鷙し鳥ちょう」は古ふるい文ぶん献けんで猛もう禽きん類るいを指さす言こと葉ばとして見みられる。

  The word 鷙鳥 is found in old texts as a term for birds of prey.