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GNATCATCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gnatcatcher mean? 

GNATCATCHER (noun)
  The noun GNATCATCHER has 1 sense:

1. very small North American and South American warblersplay

  Familiarity information: GNATCATCHER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GNATCATCHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Very small North American and South American warblers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("gnatcatcher" is a kind of...):

warbler (a small active songbird)

Holonyms ("gnatcatcher" is a member of...):

genus Polioptila; Polioptila (New World gnatcatchers)


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