Nimmersatt (English spelling)

Japanese: ニンマーザット（英語表記）Nimmersatt

In Germany, this nickname means "an abnormally big eater," "a drunkard," or "an insatiable greed." It is also called "Hans Nimmersat." It was already used in the story of "Reineke Fox," but it seems to have become common after a large, rare bird was caught in the moat outside Vienna in 1663 and was nicknamed "Nimmersat" for gobbling down 4 kg of fish in one go. This led to the spread of a rumor that this bird (Ibis), a member of the stork family with a food pouch similar to that of a pelican, would gather in flocks in Asia Minor (Anatolia) to drink the water from ponds and catch fish.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ドイツで，〈異常な大食らい〉〈呑兵衛(うわばみ)〉〈飽くなき貪欲〉といった意味のあだ名。〈ハンス･ニンマーザット〉とも言う。《ライネケ狐》にすでに用例がみられるが，一般的になるのは，1663年にウィーンの外堀で捕らえられた大型の珍鳥が，1度に4kgもの魚を平らげ〈ニンマーザット〉と呼ばれて以来のことらしい。これによってペリカンに似た餌袋をもつコウノトリ科のこの鳥(イビス)は，小アジア(アナトリア)では群れをなして池の水を飲み干し魚を捕るという風聞が広まったのである。

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