Get to know Flycatcher better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning. In Dutch this translates to vliegenvanger.
Flycatcher meaning
- Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
- Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.
- A device for catching flies.
Synonyms of Flycatcher
Flycatcher vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Flycatcher
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher. | Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc. | A device for catching flies.
- Useful related words include: old world flycatcher, true flycatcher, oscine, oscine bird.
- Possible Dutch translations are: vliegenvanger.
Context around Flycatcher
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flycatcher
- In this selection, "flycatcher" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, throated, monarch, blue, bird, habitat and cyornis stand out and add context to how "flycatcher" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ash throated flycatcher and house and concentrations of flycatcher habitat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flycatcher" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flycatcher
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The flycatcher typically finds caterpillars amongst oak foliage. (8 words)
The ‘Elepaio is a small monarch flycatcher bird endemic to Hawaii. (11 words)
The European pied flycatcher is an example of an animal species that often depends upon oak trees. (17 words)
Open Space hoped for bluebirds since it is a species that has historically nested in tree cavities excavated by woodpeckers, but Tree and Violet-green swallow, Ash-throated flycatcher, and House wren were all reported to have used the birdhouses, as well. (42 words)
The concern now is the beetles establishing themselves in the Gila, Salt and San Pedro watersheds, which have higher concentrations of flycatcher habitat. (23 words)
Langur monkey (Semnopithecus dussumieri), Orchha Tigress with cubs in Kanha Tiger Reserve Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae. (18 words)
Example sentences (6)
Open Space hoped for bluebirds since it is a species that has historically nested in tree cavities excavated by woodpeckers, but Tree and Violet-green swallow, Ash-throated flycatcher, and House wren were all reported to have used the birdhouses, as well.
The ‘Elepaio is a small monarch flycatcher bird endemic to Hawaii.
The concern now is the beetles establishing themselves in the Gila, Salt and San Pedro watersheds, which have higher concentrations of flycatcher habitat.
Langur monkey (Semnopithecus dussumieri), Orchha Tigress with cubs in Kanha Tiger Reserve Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae.
The European pied flycatcher is an example of an animal species that often depends upon oak trees.
The flycatcher typically finds caterpillars amongst oak foliage.