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fly-catcher

fly-catcher is the alternative form of flycatcher.

Meaning of flycatcher

Noun

flycatcher (plural flycatchers)

  1. Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
  2. 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.
  3. A device for catching flies.
    • Stewart appeared anxious to get all information in connection with a fly-catcher on the counter.1883 January 20, The Williamstown Advertiser, Victoria, page 2, column 1

Forms of fly-catcher

pluralfly-catchers

Questions about fly-catcher

What is fly-catcher the alternative form of?
Fly-catcher is the alternative form of flycatcher.

Words near fly-catcher in the dictionary

  1. fly-by-nighter
  2. fly-by-nighters
  3. fly-by-nights
  4. fly-by-wire
  5. fly-bys
  6. fly-catcher
  7. fly-catchers
  8. fly-eyed
  9. fly-fish
  10. fly-fisher
  11. fly-fishing

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