scissortailed flycatcher

scissortailed flycatcher
noun
grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
Member Holonyms: ↑Muscivora, ↑genus Muscivora

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  • Muscivora-forficata — n. A gray flycatcher of Southwestern U. S. and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings; the scissortailed flycatcher. Syn: scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • genus Muscivora — noun a genus of Tyrannidae • Syn: ↑Muscivora • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tyrannidae, ↑superfamily Tyrannidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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