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单词 flycatcher
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flycatcher

noun

fly·​catch·​er ˈflī-ˌka-chər How to pronounce flycatcher (audio)
-ˌke-
: any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Twenty-eight brants at Lake Pontoosucin Pittsfield, a caspian tern at Lake Onota in Pittsfield, an acadian flycatcher in Lee, a hooded warbler in New Marlborough, and a least bittern at the Wild Acres Conservation Area in Pittsfield. BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022 Elsewhere in Fairhaven, there was a glaucous gull at Fort Phoenix and an early willow flycatcher on Egypt Lane. BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022 Mill Pond in Yarmouth, an Acadian flycatcher at the South Sandwich Conservation Area in Sandwich, a worm-eating warbler in the Falmouth Town Forest, and a clay-colored sparrow at the Crane Conservation Area in Falmouth. BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 An Acadian flycatcher in Granville and a hooded warbler at the Grace Robson Sanctuary in Westfield. BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Early migrants reported from Santuit Pond in Mashpee included a great-crested flycatcher and a blue-gray gnatcatcher, and other sightings included a blue-winged teal, 68 ring-necked ducks, 2 bald eagles, and 16 osprey. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2022 There was a little blue heron in Pembroke, and two little blue herons and an alder flycatcher at Allens Pond Sanctuary in South Dartmouth. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021 In Berkshire County, there was an acadian flycatcher and a Northern goshawk at Canoe Meadows in Pittsfield, a clay-colored sparrow at the Moran Wildlife Area in Windsor, and a continuing hooded warbler in New Marlborough. BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2021 Observers spotted an alder flycatcher, a sora, and a least bittern at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord. BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

flycatcher

noun

fly·​catch·​er ˈflī-ˌka-chər How to pronounce flycatcher (audio)
-ˌke-
: a small bird that eats flying insects
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