だけがらす

noun

spotted nutcracker

A bird species (Nucifraga caryocatactes). Rare term; usually written in kana. Compare with 星烏 (ほしがらす), which is the more common name.

See also: ホシガラス

• 岳だけ烏がらすは、高こう山ざんの針しん葉よう樹じゅ林りんに生せい息そくする鳥とりです。

  The spotted nutcracker is a bird that inhabits high-altitude coniferous forests.

• 図ず鑑かんで岳だけ烏がらすの写しゃ真しんを見みた。

  I saw a picture of a spotted nutcracker in a field guide.