least flycatcher

English

Etymology

From least + flycatcher, from the fact that it is the smallest member of its genus.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/, /ˈkɛtʃ.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ætʃə(ɹ), -ɛtʃə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: least fly‧cat‧cher

Noun

least flycatcher (plural least flycatchers)

  1. A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.

Synonyms

Translations

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.