- muscicapine
- mus·cic·a·pine
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muscicapine
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Muscicapine — Mus*cic a*pine, a. [L. musca a fly + capere to catch.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Muscicapid[ae]}, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muscicapine — adjective of or pertaining to Old Word flycatchers of the genus … Wiktionary
muscicapine — məˈsikəˌpīn, pə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Muscicapa + English ine : of or relating to the Muscicapidae … Useful english dictionary
Old World flycatcher — For other uses of the term flycatcher, see Flycatcher (disambiguation). Old World Flycatchers White eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri Scientific classification … Wikipedia
passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… … Universalium
flycatcher — /fluy kach euhr/, n. 1. any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air. 2. Also called tyrant flycatcher. any of numerous similar American birds of the family Tyrannidae. [1590 1600; FLY2 +… … Universalium
wood robin — noun 1. : any of several muscicapine New Zealand birds of the genus Petroica that are grayish black and white or pure white and are good songsters 2. : wood thrush 1 … Useful english dictionary
