See Also: iroha(dictionary)

flycatcher (iou) and iroha (iou)


flycatcher (iou)



flycatcher noun. L16.
[from FLY noun1 + CATCHER.]
Any of numerous birds that feed on insects, typically catching their prey by short flights from a perch, esp. (a) a member of the Old World family Muscicapidae; (b) = monarch flycatcher s.v. MONARCH noun; (c) = tyrant-flycatcher s.v. TYRANT noun 5. L16.
fantail flycatcher, least flycatcher, paradise flycatcher, pied flycatcher, spotted flycatcher, etc.
A person who or thing which catches flies. E17.
b. An insectivorous plant. M19.

iroha (iou)



iroha noun. arch. Also irofa. M19.
[Japanese, from the opening syllables i, ro, ha or (formerly) fa in one method of listing.]
The Japanese kana or syllabary.