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Meaning of "gnatcatcher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GNATCATCHER

gnatcatcher  [ˈnætˌkætʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GNATCATCHER

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Gnatcatcher is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GNATCATCHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gnatcatcher

Gnatcatcher

The 15-20 species of small passerine birds in the gnatcatcher family occur in North and South America. Most species of this mainly tropical and subtropical group are resident, but the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the USA and southern Canada migrates south in winter. They are close relatives of the wrens.

Definition of gnatcatcher in the English dictionary

The definition of gnatcatcher in the dictionary is any of various small American songbirds of the genus Polioptila and related genera, typically having a long tail and a pale bluish-grey plumage: family Muscicapidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GNATCATCHER


batcher
ˈbætʃə
catcher
ˈkætʃə
cowcatcher
ˈkaʊˌkætʃə
datcha
ˈdætʃə
detacher
dɪˈtætʃə
dispatcher
dɪsˈpætʃə
eye-catcher
ˈaɪˌkætʃə
flycatcher
ˈflaɪˌkætʃə
focaccia
fəˈkætʃə
hatcher
ˈhætʃə
matcher
ˈmætʃə
mole-catcher
ˈməʊlˌkætʃə
oystercatcher
ˈɔɪstəˌkætʃə
patcher
ˈpætʃə
snatcher
ˈsnætʃə
spycatcher
ˈspaɪkætʃə
stature
ˈstætʃə
Thatcher
ˈθætʃə
viscacha
vɪsˈkætʃə
vizcacha
vɪsˈkætʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GNATCATCHER

gnarly
gnash
gnasher
gnashers
gnashing
gnashingly
gnat
gnat´s piss
gnathal
gnathic
gnathion
gnathite
gnathonic
gnathonical
gnathonically
gnathostomatous
gnathostome
gnatlike
gnatling
gnatty

WORDS THAT END LIKE GNATCATCHER

bird-watcher
body snatcher
butcher
ditcher
dog-catcher
dowitcher
fetcher
fletcher
notcher
pitcher
purse snatcher
relief pitcher
sketcher
spotted flycatcher
stitcher
stretcher
switcher
teacher
twitcher
watcher
weight watcher

Synonyms and antonyms of gnatcatcher in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gnatcatcher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GNATCATCHER

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Translator English - Chinese

gnatcatcher
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perlita
570 millions of speakers

English

gnatcatcher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gnatcatcher
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gnatcatcher
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мухоловки
278 millions of speakers

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gnatcatcher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gnatcatcher
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gnatcatcher
220 millions of speakers

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Gnatcatcher
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Translator English - German

gnatcatcher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gnatcatcher
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gnatcatcher
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gnatcatcher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gnatcatcher
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gnatcatcher
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॅनटकेचर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gnatcatcher
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gnatcatcher
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gnatcatcher
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мухоловки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gnatcatcher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gnatcatcher
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gnatcatcher
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gnatcatcher
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gnatcatcher
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gnatcatcher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GNATCATCHER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GNATCATCHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gnatcatcher

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GNATCATCHER»

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Economic analysis of critical habitat designation for the ...
Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat Designation for California Gnatcatcher February 24, 2004 Background 1486 In December 1993, following the listing of the gnatcatcher as a Federally threatened species, the Service issued a Special Rule ...
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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Polioptila caerulea Fairly common M491 4V2 in. ( 11 cm). A tiny, slim mite, blue-gray above, whitish below, with narrow white eye- ring. Long tail is mostly white underneath and often flipped about and cocked.
Roger Tory Peterson, 2008
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Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea PLAte 84(4) 10.5 (4′′). Widespread and often common in a variety of habitats, ranging from canopy of humid forest to arid scrub and mangroves, from Colombia and Venezuela to Amazonia and ne.
Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, 2009
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Lives of North American Birds
RLACK-TAILED. GNATCATCHER. Polioptila. melanura. This long-tailed little insect-eater is at home in the desert southwest, even in arid scruh and creosote hush flats where there are few other hirds. Black-tailed Gnat- catchers live in pairs all ...
Kenn Kaufman, 2001
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A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to ...
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Polioptila caerulea M299 4Vi" (11 cm). Suggests a miniature Mockingbird. A tiny, slim mite, smaller than a chickadee; blue-gray above, whitish below, with a narrow white eye-ring. The long, black and white tail is ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie Peterson, 1990
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
than, but structurally similar to, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher; shorter-billed and slightly more compact than Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Dusky, almost catbird—gray overall, showing little contrast between gray upperparts and gray underparts.
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Birds of Southern California's Deep Canyon
Polioptila caerulea 5.5 grams Synonyms: Plumbeous Gnatcatcher; Western Gnatcatcher; Western Blue-gray Gnatcatcher; Polioptila plumbea. Range: Breeds from northern California eastward to the southern Great Lakes region and New ...
Debra Weathers, 1983
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South Coast Planning Area: Draft Resource Management Plan ...
California Gnatcatcher. Refer to Alternative 1 for discussion of the current status of this bird. Based on key habitat components (coastal sage scrub with California sagebrush and California buckwheat), it is concluded that 36 public parcels ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. California Desert District, 1991
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Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas
Observations of this gnatcatcher continued in Chino Canyon through 1986. Another pair was located near the Mexican border in Sycamore Canyon in the Pajarito Mountains in 1984, and the species was confirmed breeding here in 1986 ...
Troy E. Corman, Cathryn Wise-Gervais, 2005
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Land Use Scenarios: Environmental Consequences of Development
The California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) is a resident species listed as endangered by the federal government. This small bird is 4–5 inches long and has a dark gray back with white to gray underbelly coloration. A black ...
Alan W. Shearer, David A. Mouat, Scott D. Bassett, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GNATCATCHER»

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Bird sightings
... egrets, a red-shouldered hawk, two sandhill cranes, a willow flycatcher, 13 purple martins, 30 marsh wrens, and a blue-gray gnatcatcher. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
California Coastal Commission halts waterfall removal work at …
... coastal sage scrub during the breeding season of two protected bird species: the coastal California gnatcatcher and the coastal cactus wren. «The Daily Breeze, Jul 15»
3
WINGING IT: One good tern deserves another
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cooper's Hawk, Indigo Bunting, Olive-sided Flycatcher. Clark Road, Amesbury: Wild ... «Wicked Local Essex, Jul 15»
4
Scott Turner: Strolling on a boardwalk through fertile flora and fauna
They included great crested flycatcher, willow flycatcher, veery, wood thrush, blue-gray gnatcatcher, ovenbird, black-and-white warbler, ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
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Good Natured: A path that can lead to a journey of discovery
... and was making my way toward the water willow – the main reason for my visit – when I heard the nasal call of a blue-gray gnatcatcher. «Kane County Chronicle, Jun 15»
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Chula Vista erects 'No Trespassing' signs to save preserve
The preserve was created in the early part of the last decade to protect the Quino checkerspot butterfly, the California gnatcatcher and the Otay ... «San Diego 6, Jun 15»
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Simon's small but special
You will hear, but may not see, the endangered California gnatcatcher flitting about in the sagebrush. #After hiking 1.3 miles and ascending ... «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
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Darmstadt: Changing the species lineup
That's a fairly impressive number, which admittedly includes some one-hit-wonders — Upland Sandpiper (1998), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2011) ... «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jun 15»
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All politicians should have a code name
Black-Capped Gnatcatcher. Julie Bishop: Basilisk. (Okay, not a bird, more of a mythical lizard, but it does have a beak, and the capacity to kill ... «Brisbane Times, Jun 15»
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Wild File: Meet the blue-gray gnatcatcher
The blue-gray gnatcatcher is appropriately named since it is a blueish-gray in color and catches gnats to eat. The bird is a small songbird with ... «The News-Press, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gnatcatcher [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gnatcatcher>. May 2024 ».
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