鷦しょう鷯りょう

noun

wren

Rare literary or classical name for the wren (specifically the Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes). In modern Japanese, the bird is almost always called ミソサザイ.

See also: ミソサザイ

• 「鷦しょう鷯りょう」はミソサザイの古ふるい漢かん名めいで、今いまはほとんど使つかわれない。

  鷦鷯 is an old Chinese-derived name for the wren, and is hardly used today.