MUSCICAPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Muscicapa mean? 

• MUSCICAPA (noun)
  The noun MUSCICAPA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Muscicapidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCICAPA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Muscicapidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Muscicapa; Muscicapa

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Muscicapa"):

Muscicapa grisola; Muscicapa striata; spotted flycatcher (common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage)

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

family Muscicapidae; Muscicapidae (Old World (true) flycatchers)