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Muscicapidae

plural noun
Mus·ci·cap·i·dae | \ˌməsəˈkapəˌdē\

Definition of Muscicapidae 

: a very large family of oscine passerine birds consisting of the Old World or true flycatchers and sometimes including also the thrushes, warblers, and babblers

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History and Etymology for Muscicapidae

New Latin, from Muscicapa, type genus + -idae

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