 flycatcher |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing | |
| Synonyms: | true_flycatcher Old_World_flycatcher | |
| Related terms: | oscine thickhead spotted_flycatcher Muscicapidae | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing | |
| Synonyms: | tyrant_flycatcher tyrant_bird New_World_flycatcher | |
| Related terms: | tyrannid pewee scissortail phoebe vermillion_flycatcher cotinga kingbird Tyrannidae | |
| Similar spelling: |
flak_catcher flack_catcher fluctuate |
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