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satin flycatcher

noun
variants: or less commonly satin sparrow

Definition of satin flycatcher 

: a flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca) of Tasmania and Australia that in the male is iridescent greenish black above and white below with greenish black throat

— called also shining flycatcher

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