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flycatchers

flycatchers is the plural 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

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Questions about flycatchers

What is flycatchers the plural of?
Flycatchers is the plural of flycatcher.

Words near flycatchers in the dictionary

  1. flybys
  2. flycatch
  3. flycatcher
  4. flycatcher-shrike
  5. flycatcher-shrikes
  6. flycatchers
  7. flycatches
  8. flycatching
  9. flycaught
  10. flycop
  11. flycops

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