least flycatcher

least fly·cat·cher
UK/liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/US/list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/US/ˈkɛtʃ.ɚ/

noun

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

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chebecchebecker
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Meanings

nounleast flycatcher (plural least flycatchers)

plural least flycatchers

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

    Synonyms: chebec, chebecker

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
chebecchebecker

Origin

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小纹霸鹟
  • 小纹霸鹟Empidonax minimus
Czech tyranovec malinký
  • tyranovec malinkýEmpidonax minimus
Danish lille empidonax
  • lille empidonaxEmpidonax minimus
Dutch kleine feetiran
  • kleine feetiranEmpidonax minimus
Estonian vahtra-salutikat
  • vahtra-salutikatEmpidonax minimus
Finnish pikkusieppari
  • pikkusieppariEmpidonax minimus
French moucherolle tchébec
  • moucherolle tchébecEmpidonax minimus
German Gartentyrann
  • GartentyrannEmpidonax minimus
Hungarian törpetirannusz
  • törpetirannuszEmpidonax minimus
Icelandic stúfgreipur
  • stúfgreipurEmpidonax minimus
Italian pigliamosche minimo
  • pigliamosche minimoEmpidonax minimus
Japanese チビメジロハエトリ
  • チビメジロハエトリEmpidonax minimus
Norwegian Bokmål småempid
  • småempidEmpidonax minimus
Polish empidonka siwa
  • empidonka siwaEmpidonax minimus
Russian ма́лая мухоло́вка
  • ма́лая мухоло́вка (málaja muxolóvka)Empidonax minimus
Slovak pamuchár záhradný
  • pamuchár záhradnýEmpidonax minimus
Spanish mosquero mínimo
  • mosquero mínimoEmpidonax minimus
Swedish dvärgempid
  • dvärgempidEmpidonax minimus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with least flycatcher

fletchercatcherthatcherstaturedispatcherstretchertreachersnatcherSatcherlecherbatcher
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Cite this entry
APA

least flycatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/least%20flycatcher

MLA

“least flycatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/least%20flycatcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “least flycatcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/least%20flycatcher.

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