godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
scatter and flee; disperse in flight
Describes a group of people or animals fleeing in different directions, often in panic or disorder.
警察が来ると、デモ隊は逃げ散った。
When the police arrived, the demonstrators scattered and fled.
銃声を聞いて、鳥たちが一斉
Hearing the gunshot, the birds all scattered at once.