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gnatcatcher
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gnat·catch·er  (ntkchr, -kch-)
n.
Any of several tiny North American birds of the genus Polioptila, having bluish-gray and white plumage, a long tail, and a small slender bill.
gnatcatcher [ˈnætˌkætʃə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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 (Old World flycatchers, etc.)
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Noun1.gnatcatchergnatcatcher - very small North American and South American warblers
warbler - a small active songbird
genus Polioptila, Polioptila - New World gnatcatchers


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