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媒鳥 (ばいちょう, baichou) Japanese meaning: decoy bird | Kotomora

媒ばい鳥ちょう

Meanings

1

decoy bird

rare term

Rare term for a live bird used as a decoy in hunting or trapping.

猟りょう師しは媒ばい鳥ちょうを使つかって獲え物ものをおびき寄よせた。
The hunter used a decoy bird to lure the prey.

Kanji

媒mediator, go-between
鳥bird, chicken

Related words

おとり
おとり is the common word for a decoy (bird, animal, or object), while 媒鳥 is a rare, specific term for a decoy bird.

Etymology

Compound of 媒 (bai, 'mediator') and 鳥 (chō, 'bird'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'decoy bird'.