flycatcher

English - Turkish

Definition of flycatcher in English Turkish dictionary

sinek yakalayan

sinek yutan

sinekçil

{i} sinek yiyen

spotted flycatcher benekli sinekyutan

Musciapa striata

Musciapa parva

Empidonax

redbreasted flycatcher cuce sinekyutan

{i} sinek kâğıdı

sinekyutan

Related Terms

collered flycatcher

ak ayaklı sinekkapan kuşu

true flycatcher

gerçek sinek yakalayıcı

pied flycatcher

kara sinekkapan

English - English

Definition of flycatcher in English English dictionary

Any of several birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight

{n} one who flies, a genus of birds of various species

any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing

large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing

One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing

{i} type of bird that eats insects

a type of small bird that catches flies and other insects in the air. Any of numerous small passerine birds that capture insects on the wing, particularly more than 100 Old World species of the family Muscicapidae and more than 400 New World species called tyrant flycatchers (family Tyrannidae). The most common Old World species, the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), is 5.5 in. (14 cm) long and streaked grayish brown. It inhabits open woodlands and gardens eastward from Europe, where it breeds, through Asia. Tyrant flycatchers include the manakins, pewees, kingbirds, becards, and cotingas, among others. Most have a large head, short legs, and a broad bill (e.g., phoebes)

Related Terms

tyrant flycatcher

any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas

flycatchers

plural of flycatcher

least flycatcher

A small grayish bird (Empidonax minimus) commonly inhabiting fields and groves of eastern North America. Also called chebec

new world flycatcher

large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing

old world flycatcher

any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing

spotted flycatcher

common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage

vermillion flycatcher

tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage

Hyphenation

fly·catch·er

Turkish pronunciation

flaykäçır

Pronunciation

/ˈflīˌkaʧər/ /ˈflaɪˌkæʧɜr/

Etymology

[ 'flI-"ka-ch&r, -"ke- ] (noun.) 1678. fly + catcher