English-Thai Dictionary
flycatcher
N นก พวก Muscicapidae หรือ พวก Tyrannidae
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FLYCATCHER
n. 1. One that hunts flies.
2. In zoology, a genus of birds, the Muscicapa, with a bill flatted at the base, almost triangular, notched at the upper mandible, and beset with bristles. These birds are of the order of Passers, and the species are very numerous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FLYCATCHER
FLYCATCHER Fly "catch `er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.
Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family Muscicapidæ, as the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola ). The American flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and belong to the family Tyrannidæ, as the kingbird, pewee, crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus ), and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche (Pyrocephalus rubineus ). Certain American flycatching warblers of the family Sylvicolidæ are also called flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher (Sylvania Canadensis ), and the hooded flycatcher (S. mitrata ). See Tyrant flycatcher.
New American Oxford Dictionary
flycatcher
fly catch er |ˈflīˌkaCHər, -ˌkeCHər ˈflaɪˌkætʃər | ▶noun a bird that catches flying insects, esp. in short flights from a perch. [Typical Old World flycatchers belong to the family Muscicapidae. Many others belong to the Old World family Monarchidae and the New World family Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers ), while some belong to families Eopsaltridae (Australasia ), Platysteiridae (Africa ), and Bombycillidae (America ).]
Oxford Dictionary
flycatcher
fly |catch ¦er |ˈflʌɪkatʃə | ▶noun a perching bird that catches flying insects, especially in short flights from a perch. ●Typical Old World flycatchers belong to the family Muscicapidae. Many others belong to the Old World family Monarchidae (monarch and paradise flycatchers ) and the New World family Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers ), while some belong to families Eopsaltridae (Australasia ), Platysteiridae (Africa ), and Bombycillidae (America ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
flycatcher
fl ý c à tcher 名詞 C 1 〘鳥 〙ヒタキ ; タイランチョウ .2 〘植 〙ハエトリソウ, ハエジゴク .3 ハエ取り器 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary