Flycatcher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flycatcher is a noun meaning Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
Meaning
Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
More Meanings
- A device for catching flies.
- Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.
Example Sentences
He has a patent revolving fly-catcher on the counter.
Stewart appeared anxious to get all information in connection with a fly-catcher on the counter.
A flycatcher, one of the sticky sort you pull out of a cylinder, will keep safes and cupboards free from ants.
The flies worried me when I was writing the other day. I put up a vampire flycatcher on my desk. One stuck to it, and I watched it struggling.
Word Forms
- flycatchers
Related Words
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