Phrase guide

spotted flycatcher

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Muscicapa striata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Muscicapa striata, Muscicapa grisola

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher, flycatcher

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սոխրագույն ճանճորս (soxraguyn čančors) — bird
  • Asturian: mosqueru — bird
  • Catalan: papamosques gris — bird
  • Catalan: matamosques — bird
  • Catalan: mastegatatxes — bird
  • Czech: lejsek šedý — bird
  • Danish: grå fluesnapper — bird
  • Dutch: grauwe vliegenvanger — bird
  • Finnish: harmaasieppo — bird
  • French: gobemouche gris — bird
  • German: Grauschnäpper — bird
  • Japanese: 胸斑鶲 (munafu hitaki) — bird
  • Kazakh: сұр шыбыншы (sūr şybynşy) — bird
  • Korean: 회색딱새 (hoesaekttaksae) — bird
  • Persian: مگسگیر خالدار (magas-gir xâl-dâr) — bird
  • Polish: muchołówka szara — bird
  • Portuguese: papa-moscas-cinzento — bird
  • Romanian: muscar sur — bird
  • Russian: се́рая мухоло́вка (séraja muxolóvka) — bird
  • Spanish: papamoscas gris — bird
  • Swedish: grå flugsnappare — bird
  • Turkish: benekli sinekkapan — bird
  • Ukrainian: мухоловка сіра (muxolovka sira) — bird