Karasu Tengu

Japanese: 烏天狗 - からすてんぐ
Karasu Tengu
〘 noun 〙 An imaginary monster. A tengu with wings and a mouth like a crow's beak. ※Seiyo Dochu Hizakurige (1870-76)〈Kanagaki Robun〉Vol. 8 "There is a kind of octopus in the Indian Ocean or on a small island in the Red Sea. Its shape〈abbreviated〉 resembles a crow tengu with a pointed jaw."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 想像上の怪物。翼があり、烏のくちばしのような口をしている天狗。※西洋道中膝栗毛(1870‐76)〈仮名垣魯文〉八「印度海中或は紅海の小島に章魚(たこ)の種類あり。その形〈略〉觜尖りて画ける烏天狗(カラステング)の如し」

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