flycatcher
Americannoun
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any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
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Also called tyrant flycatcher. any of numerous similar American birds of the family Tyrannidae.
noun
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any small insectivorous songbird of the Old World subfamily Muscicapinae , having small slender bills fringed with bristles: family Muscicapidae See also spotted flycatcher
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any American passerine bird of the family Tyrannidae
Etymology
Origin of flycatcher
Example Sentences
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It’s also habitat for desert bighorn sheep, and birds including the threatened western yellow-billowed cuckoo and the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher.
From National Geographic • Aug. 8, 2023
Eastern phoebes are in the flycatcher family and consume not just flies, but also wasps, grasshoppers and even ticks — great news to those of us who can’t walk in the woods without getting bitten.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
Bird watchers now spot winged creatures like paradise flycatcher and Eurasian scops owl that don’t belong to the region.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022
Wingspan, by contrast, is bright and lively, its cover featuring a scissor-tailed flycatcher against the backdrop of a blue sky.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2021
John James Audubon painted three species of bird—the small-headed flycatcher, the carbonated warbler, and the Blue Mountain warbler—that have not been seen by anyone since.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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