Phrase guide

least flycatcher

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/
  • General-American: /ˈkɛtʃ.ɚ/
  • rhymes with -ætʃə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ɛtʃə(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From least + flycatcher, from the fact that it is the smallest member of its genus.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小纹霸鹟 — Empidonax minimus
  • Czech: tyranovec malinký — Empidonax minimus
  • Danish: lille empidonax — Empidonax minimus
  • Dutch: kleine feetiran — Empidonax minimus
  • Estonian: vahtra-salutikat — Empidonax minimus
  • Finnish: pikkusieppari — Empidonax minimus
  • French: moucherolle tchébec — Empidonax minimus
  • German: Gartentyrann — Empidonax minimus
  • Hungarian: törpetirannusz — Empidonax minimus
  • Icelandic: stúfgreipur — Empidonax minimus
  • Italian: pigliamosche minimo — Empidonax minimus
  • Japanese: チビメジロハエトリ — Empidonax minimus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: småempid — Empidonax minimus
  • Polish: empidonka siwa — Empidonax minimus
  • Russian: ма́лая мухоло́вка (málaja muxolóvka) — Empidonax minimus
  • Slovak: pamuchár záhradný — Empidonax minimus
  • Spanish: mosquero mínimo — Empidonax minimus
  • Swedish: dvärgempid — Empidonax minimus