川かわ千ち鳥どり

noun

plover by the river; riverside plover

Poetic or literary term for plovers seen along a river, often evoking a seasonal or scenic image. Not a biological species name.

• 川かわ千ち鳥どりの声こえが夕ゆう暮ぐれの静しずけさに響ひびいた。

  The cries of the riverside plovers echoed in the evening stillness.

• 俳はい句くで川かわ千ち鳥どりは冬ふゆの季き語ごとして使つかわれることがある。

  In haiku, riverside plovers are sometimes used as a seasonal word for winter.