FLYCATCHER


Meaning of FLYCATCHER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : any of numerous birds (order Passeriformes) that feed upon insects taken on the wing:

a. : a member of the Old World passerine family Muscicapidae (as the spotted flycatcher)

b. : any of numerous New World birds of the family Tyrannidae (as the kingbird, peewee, and least flycatcher) — called also tyrant flycatcher

2. : drosophyllum 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.