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Definition of Flycatcher
1. Noun. Any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing.
Generic synonyms: Oscine, Oscine Bird
Group relationships: Family Muscicapidae, Muscicapidae
Specialized synonyms: Muscicapa Grisola, Muscicapa Striata, Spotted Flycatcher, Thickhead, Whistler
2. Noun. Large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing.
Generic synonyms: Tyrannid
Group relationships: Superfamily Tyrannidae, Tyrannidae
Specialized synonyms: Kingbird, Tyrannus Tyrannus, Contopus Virens, Peewee, Peewit, Pewee, Pewit, Wood Pewee, Phoebe, Phoebe Bird, Sayornis Phoebe, Firebird, Pyrocephalus Rubinus Mexicanus, Vermillion Flycatcher, Chatterer, Cotinga, Muscivora-forficata, Scissortail, Scissortailed Flycatcher
Definition of Flycatcher
1. n. One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.
Definition of Flycatcher
1. Noun. Any of several birds, of the families ''Muscicapidae'' (in Europe and Asia) and ''Tyrannidae'' (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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