Old World flycatcher
Old World flycatcher · Old World flycatchers
Any of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and EurasiaAny of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and Eurasia; a muscicapid.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and Eurasia; a muscicapid.
More definitions
- any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Forms
plural: Old World flycatchers| Singular | Old World flycatcher |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing:true flycatcherflycatcher
See also
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