Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

least flycatcher

/list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: least fly-cat-cher
IPA: /list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.

Etymology

From least + flycatcher, from the fact that it is the smallest member of its genus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/
British English: /liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

least flycatchers (plural)

Synonyms

chebec chebecker

Rhymes With

catcher thatcher stature dispatcher scratcher snatcher satcher batcher fletcher stretcher treacher lecher

Questions

How do you pronounce least flycatcher?: The recorded pronunciation is /list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/.
What does least flycatcher mean?: A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.
Where does least flycatcher come from?: From least + flycatcher, from the fact that it is the smallest member of its genus.

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