虬きゅう竜りょう

noun

mizuchi; horned dragon-like water beast

Rare term from Japanese mythology for a dragon-like aquatic creature with four legs, horns, and poisonous breath. Often equated with 蛟 (みずち).

See also: 蛟 (みずち)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには虬きゅう竜りょうという水みずの怪かい獣じゅうが登とう場じょうする。

  In old texts, a water monster called 虬竜 appears.

• 虬きゅう竜りょうは蛟みずちと同どう一いつ視しされることが多おおい。

  虬竜 is often identified with 蛟 (mizuchi).