Definition of Empidonax
:a genus of small olivaceous American flycatchers comprising several familiar birds (such as the least flycatcher and the Acadian flycatcher)
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Empidonax
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Em·pi·do·nax
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ˌempəˈdōˌnaks
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emˈpidᵊnˌaks
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Origin and Etymology of empidonax
New Latin, irregular from Greek empid-, empis + anax lord, master
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