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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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According to Edelman, gnatcatchers that are increasing their population in the Moorpark area may have been headed toward Santa Clarita as well, but this fire could hold them off.
But today, when the supposed interests of "endangered" dung beetles, snail darters, suckers, and gnatcatchers regularly trump those of mere humans, federal employees are not allowed the luxury of normalcy and rationality.
The land either is home to gnatcatchers, or is critical for the birds ability to travel across its historical habitat, which ranges from the Santa Clarita Valley to Baja California in Mexico, according to the wildlife service.
 
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