Meaning of FLYCATCHER
| Pronunciation: | | 'flI`kachur
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- [n] large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
- [n] any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
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| | Synonyms: | | New World flycatcher, Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher |
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| | See Also: | | chatterer, Contopus virens, cotinga, family Muscicapidae, firebird, kingbird, Muscicapa grisola, Muscicapa striata, Muscicapidae, Muscivora-forficata, oscine, oscine bird, peewee, peewit, pewee, pewit, phoebe, phoebe bird, Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, Sayornis phoebe, scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher, spotted flycatcher, superfamily Tyrannidae, thickhead, tyrannid, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus tyrannus, vermillion flycatcher, whistler, wood pewee | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fly"catch`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects,
which they take on the wing.
Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and
belong to the family {Muscicapid[ae]}, as the spotted
flycatcher ({Muscicapa grisola}). The American
flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and
belong to the family {Tyrannid[ae]}, as the kingbird,
pewee, crested flycatcher ({Myiarchus crinitus}), and
the vermilion flycatcher or churinche ({Pyrocephalus
rubineus}). Certain American flycatching warblers of
the family {Sylvicolid[ae]} are also called
flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher ({Sylvania
Canadensis}), and the hooded flycatcher ({S. mitrata}).
See {Tyrant flycatcher}.
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