English dictionary

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English *noun*: flycatcher
1.	flycatcher (animal) any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
		Synonyms	Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher
		Broader (hypernym)	oscine, oscine bird
		Narrower (hyponym)	Muscicapa grisola, Muscicapa striata, spotted flycatcher, thickhead, whistler
		Member meronym	family Muscicapidae, Muscicapidae

2.	flycatcher (animal) large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
		Synonyms	New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher
		Broader (hypernym)	tyrannid
		Narrower (hyponym)	chatterer, Contopus virens, cotinga, firebird, kingbird, Muscivora-forficata, peewee, peewit, pewee, pewit, phoebe, phoebe bird, Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, Sayornis phoebe, scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher, Tyrannus tyrannus, vermillion flycatcher, wood pewee
		Member meronym	superfamily Tyrannidae, Tyrannidae

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