友とも千ち鳥どり

noun

flock of plovers; flocking plovers

Poetic or literary term for a group of plovers flying or gathering together. Often used in classical poetry and haiku.

See also: 千鳥

• 冬ふゆの浜はま辺べに友とも千ち鳥どりが舞まい降おりた。

  A flock of plovers alighted on the winter beach.