キアシシギ

Meanings

1

noun

grey-tailed tattler

usually written using kana alone

A migratory shorebird (Tringa brevipes, formerly Heteroscelus brevipes) found in East Asia and Australasia.

干ひ潟がたでキアシシギが餌えさをついばんでいた。
A grey-tailed tattler was pecking at food on the tidal flat.

キアシシギ

kana-only spelling

Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.

黄き脚あし鷸しぎ

rarely-used kanji form

Rare kanji form; the word is usually written in kana.

Etymology

The name キアシシギ literally means 'yellow-legged sandpiper', from 黄 (ki, 'yellow'), 足 (ashi, 'leg'), and 鷸 (shigi, 'sandpiper'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.