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noun
Any of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and Eurasia; a muscicapid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: true flycatcher, flycatcher
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
Narrower terms: spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, Muscicapa grisola, thickhead, whistler
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