noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   very small North American and South American warblers wordnet

Etymology

From gnat + catcher.

Related phrases

south america

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