死し出での田た長おさ

expression, noun

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Archaic poetic name for the lesser cuckoo, associated with classical Japanese literature. In modern Japanese, the bird is called 時鳥 (ほととぎす).

See also: ホトトギス

• 「死し出での田た長おさ」は、古ふるい和わ歌かなどでホトトギスを指さす雅が語ごとして使つかわれた。

  "Shide no taosa" was used as an elegant term for the lesser cuckoo in old waka poetry and similar contexts.