小杓鴫

小杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	杓	鴫
こ Grade: 1	しゃく Hyōgaiji	しぎ Hyōgaiji

Alternative forms

• 小杓鷸

Etymology

小 (ko, “little”) +‎ 杓鴫 (shakushigi, “curlew”)

Noun

小杓鴫: a little curlew, Numenius minutus

小(こ)杓(しゃく)鴫(しぎ) • (koshakushigi) 

1. little curlew