Meanings
nounOld World flycatcher (plural Old World flycatchers)
plural Old World flycatchers
- Any of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and Eurasia; a muscicapid.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Similar
Broader
oscineoscine bird
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian мухоловка
- мухоловка (muholovka)passerine bird in Muscicapidae
Dutch vliegenvanger
- vliegenvangerpasserine bird in Muscicapidae
Finnish sieppo
- sieppopasserine bird in Muscicapidae
Japanese 鶲
- 鶲 (hitaki)passerine bird in Muscicapidae
Swedish flugsnappare
- flugsnapparepasserine bird in Muscicapidae
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APA
Old World flycatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World%20flycatcher
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“Old World flycatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World%20flycatcher. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old World flycatcher,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World%20flycatcher.
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