percher

• 名词，指栖息在树枝或栖木上的鸟，或指具有适合栖息的爪足的鸟类；也指坐在高处的人。这一分类学用法现已被分类学家普遍否定。

A noun referring to a person situated on a perch, or a bird with feet adapted for perching on tree branches, a classification now generally abandoned by taxonomists.

1. Person on a perchC2formal

   A person who is situated or sitting on a perch, such as a high seat or elevated position.

   栖居高处者

   • The percher on the high stool watched the crowd below.
   • He was a percher on the fence, observing the parade.
   • The artist painted a percher on a rooftop.

2. Perching birdC2formalscientific

   A bird with feet adapted for perching, typically on tree branches; this classification is now largely abandoned by taxonomists.

   栖木鸟

   • The sparrow is a classic example of a percher.
   • Ornithologists once grouped many songbirds as perchers.
   • The percher's feet are designed to grip branches tightly.

   同义词passerineperching bird