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Acadian flycatcher

noun

Definition of Acadian flycatcher

: a small North American flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) that is olive-green above and whitish below and tinged with yellow on the belly and sides

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First Known Use of Acadian flycatcher

1862, in the meaning defined above

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