gnatcatcher en · NOUN
Etymology
From gnat + catcher.
Meanings
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A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.
Perhaps you'll witness a California gnatcatcher dining on gnats (of course!) or a cactus wren singing on a prickly pear pad.
2026, Lynette Brasfield, Mountains to Sea Trail (In the Irvine Standard), page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnatcatchers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
ru комароло́в (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · chr ᏗᏏ (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · es tacuarita (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · ru комароло́вка (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · ko 모기잡이 (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · de Mückenfänger (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · ca agafamosquits (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · sv myggsnappare (bird in the family Polioptilidae) · fi sääskikerttu (bird in the family Polioptilidae)