devil bird

Noun

An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

Japanese Meaning

スリランカに伝わる伝説上の鳥で、人間のような声で叫ぶとされ、不吉な死の前兆とされる。具体的には、斑点腹を持つフクロウ（Bubo nipalensis）またはセイロン高地に生息する夜行性の鳥（Caprimulgus indicus）の可能性がある。

What is this buttons?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

真夜中、古い猟師はスリランカの死を告げる鳥の人間のような悲鳴を聞いたと誓い、村中が恐怖で静まり返った。

Details

Sense（1）

An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

Residents of Sri Lanka, an island nation off the southern coast of India, describe a devil bird — also known as ulama — that is seldom seen but often heard at night, when it utters an eerie cry like that of “a boy in torture, whose screams are stopped by being strangled.“

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

devil birds

（ plural ）

Details

devil bird

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Login / Sign up

Download the app!

devil bird

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Login / Sign up

Login

──── or ────

Sign up

──── or ────

Download the app!