TRUE FLYCATCHER
Dictionary entry overview: What does true flycatcher mean? • TRUE FLYCATCHER (noun)
The noun TRUE FLYCATCHER has 1 sense:
1. any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Familiarity information: TRUE FLYCATCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRUE FLYCATCHER (noun)
Meaning:
Any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
flycatcher; Old World flycatcher; true flycatcher
Hypernyms ("true flycatcher" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "true flycatcher"):
Muscicapa grisola; Muscicapa striata; spotted flycatcher (common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage)
thickhead; whistler (Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call)
Holonyms ("true flycatcher" is a member of...):
family Muscicapidae; Muscicapidae (Old World (true) flycatchers)
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