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muscicapine

adjective
mus·cic·a·pine | \ məˈsikəˌpīn , -pə̇n \

Definition of muscicapine 

: of or relating to the Muscicapidae

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History and Etymology for muscicapine

New Latin Muscicapa + English -ine

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Muscicapidae

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