flycatcher

A noun referring to a type of bird that catches insects while in flight, including both small songbirds and larger American species.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un tipo de pájaro que atrapa insectos en vuelo, incluyendo tanto pequeños pájaros cantores como especies americanas más grandes.

1. Small songbird B2 formal

   Any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects caught while flying.

   • A spotted flycatcher perched on the fence, waiting for its prey.
   • The forest was alive with the calls of various flycatchers.
   • We spotted a pied flycatcher during our morning walk.

   🇪🇸papamoscas

2. Large American bird B2 formal american

   Large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing.

   • The great crested flycatcher is common in eastern North America.
   • A scissor-tailed flycatcher displayed its long tail feathers.
   • These flycatchers are known for their distinctive hunting style.

   🇪🇸atrapamoscas americano

• flycatchers plural form
• flycatchers' possessive plural form
• flycatcher's possessive singular form