Meanings
nounspotted flycatcher (plural spotted flycatchers)
plural spotted flycatchers
- A small passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Muscicapa striata.
Synonyms: European spotted flycatcher, cobweb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Muscicapa striata.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage
Similar
Muscicapa striataMuscicapa grisola
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan papamosques gris, matamosques
- papamosques grisbird
- matamosquesbird
- mastegatatxesbird
Czech lejsek šedý
- lejsek šedýbird
Danish grå fluesnapper
- grå fluesnapperbird
Dutch grauwe vliegenvanger
- grauwe vliegenvangerbird
Finnish harmaasieppo
- harmaasieppobird
French gobemouche gris
- gobemouche grisbird
German Grauschnäpper
- Grauschnäpperbird
Japanese 胸斑鶲
- 胸斑鶲 (munafu hitaki)bird
Korean 회색딱새
- 회색딱새 (hoesaekttaksae)bird
Persian مگسگیر خالدار
- مگسگیر خالدار (magas-gir xâl-dâr)bird
Polish muchołówka szara
- muchołówka szarabird
Portuguese papa-moscas-cinzento
- papa-moscas-cinzentobird
Romanian muscar sur
- muscar surbird
Russian се́рая мухоло́вка
- се́рая мухоло́вка (séraja muxolóvka)bird
Spanish papamoscas gris
- papamoscas grisbird
Swedish grå flugsnappare
- grå flugsnapparebird
Turkish benekli sinekkapan
- benekli sinekkapanbird
Ukrainian мухоловка сіра
- мухоловка сіра (muxolovka sira)bird
Cite this entry
APA
spotted flycatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20flycatcher
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“spotted flycatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20flycatcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spotted flycatcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20flycatcher.
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