Mosquito-sucking bird
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〘Name〙 Another name for the bird "Yotaka (night hawk)". 《Season: Summer》※Natural History Teaching Method (1876-77)〈Abe no Tamein〉 2 "The mosquito mother bird (Kasuidori) is so named because it eats a particularly large number of mosquitoes." Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
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〘名〙 鳥「よたか（夜鷹）」の異名。《季・夏》※博物図教授法（1876‐77）〈安倍為任〉二「蚊母鳥(カスイドリ)は〈略〉殊に多く蚊を食ふ故に名あり」
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