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bird-catcher — birdˈ catcher noun A professional catcher of birds • • • Main Entry: ↑bird … Useful english dictionary
bird catcher — Kia manu, kia, kono manu, kolokio, lawai amanu. ♦ God of bird catchers, Ha ina kolo … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Bird — Recorded as Bird, Byrd, Byrde and Bride, this famous surname is English. It derives from the pre 7th century word bridde meaning a bird, and as a surname was originally given as a nickname to one thought to bear a fancied resemblance to a bird.… … Surnames reference
The Painted Bird — Infobox Book name = The Painted Bird title orig = translator = image caption = author = Jerzy Kosiński illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = War novel publisher = Houghton Mifflin release date =… … Wikipedia
oyster catcher — noun black and white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. • Syn: ↑oystercatcher • Hypernyms: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird, ↑limicoline bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Haematopus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shore bird — noun any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries • Syn: ↑shorebird, ↑limicoline bird • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • Hyponyms: ↑plover, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
limicoline bird — noun any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries • Syn: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • Hyponyms: ↑plover, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Caterpillar catcher — Caterpillar Cat er*pil lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gnat catcher — Gnat Gnat, n. [AS. gn[ae]t.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A blood sucking dipterous fly, of the genus {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spider catcher — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jack Black (rat catcher) — Jack Black was rat catcher and mole destroyer by appointment to Her Majesty Queen Victoria during the middle of the nineteenth century. Black cut a striking figure in his self made uniform of scarlet topcoat, waistcoat, and breeches, with a huge… … Wikipedia