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flycatcher

[ flahy-kach-er ]

noun

  1. any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
  2. Also called tyrant flycatcher. any of numerous similar American birds of the family Tyrannidae.


flycatcher

/ ˈflaɪˌkætʃə /

noun

  1. any small insectivorous songbird of the Old World subfamily Muscicapinae , having small slender bills fringed with bristles: family Muscicapidae See also spotted flycatcher
  2. any American passerine bird of the family Tyrannidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flycatcher1

First recorded in 1590–1600; fly 1 + catcher
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Example Sentences

Many birds, such as the pied flycatcher, rely on fat insect larvae to feed their young.

Myiodynastes luteiventris luteiventris Sclater: Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher.

Myiozetetes similis texensis (Giraud): Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher.

Myiarchus tuberculifer platyrhynchus Ridgway: Olivaceous Flycatcher.

May and June are the months in which to look for the nests of that superb bird—the paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi).

In the breeding season the cock sings a sweet little lay—an abridged version of that of the fantail flycatcher.

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