nicatorとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the genus name.

名詞

nicator (複数形 nicators)

1. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Nicator.
   • 1996, African Study Monographs: Supplementary issue - Issues 22-27:

     West African nicators (amapopo) are closely associated with chimpanzees, which are said to be found where this bird sings beautifully.

   • 2016, Warwick Tarboton, Guide to Birds of the Kruger National Park, →ISBN:

     The nicators, which resemble a cross between a greenbul and a bushshrike, comprise just three species, all found in Africa.

   • 2016, Irby J. Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick, Handbook of Bird Biology, →ISBN, page 55:

     With relatively large, hooked bills, the nicators feed on a variety of invertebrates and small vertebrates.