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che⋅bec

  [chi-bek]
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–noun
least flycatcher.
Origin:
imit.

least flycatcher

 
–noun
a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
Also called chebec.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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che·bec   (chĭ-běk')   
n.  See least flycatcher.

[Imitative of its call.]
least flycatcher  
n.  A small grayish bird (Empidonax minimus) commonly inhabiting fields and groves of eastern North America. Also called chebec.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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